2 1/2 is correct. I think this deer could go 200 in. if the stars align in the coming years. Good news bad news.... Good news is between my neighbor and I we have a 710 acre block in illinois that we manage....(only 115 of it is mine)...bad news is is that you never know what'll happen around you during the infamous "people who don't deer hunt even shotgun hunt deer in illinois" season. I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of the buck we call "brutis" in the background!