RE: GMMAT's buck...
I shot 3 bucks in '06. They weighed (live weight)....170, 172, & 172 pounds. Two were 2.5yr olds.....and the lightest one was 3.5. The two 2.5's were taken earlier (pre-rut). The smallest (weight-wise) and the oldest was taken on 12/9.
The 4.5 I killed last year was a 200# deer. He was also taken pre-rut (11/6).
I guessed at the weight of this last buck.....and I said I probably slighted him (on the conservative side). It doesn't really matter......as I know he's a good representative buck for here.
Thanks, Landon. I appreciate it.