Judging the age of a deer from the stand can get tricky. I don't really know a good rule of tumb. I know guys that say 8 points or better and outside the ears. Then a buddy of mine (not on my ground) shot a 7pt this year that had 16" plus g2's, a crap load of mass and was no more than 14" wide and aged out at 7 1/2. I guess he should have let that buck go.

Same guy shoots for Wild Outdoors. They have been told that unless you say "wow" when you first see the deer, then it is not a shooter. I understand that will be different for everyone, but you have a 16 year old hunting with you. How many 115" bucks has he killed? Do you really want your son to pass on the biggest buck of his life, even if it is only 115".

IMHO, the best thing to do is limit everyone to one buck. This make them have to think if this buck is "the" buck and also limit the number of bucks being taken allowing more bucks to reach a high age.