You can't go on points alone... ie... if you have a 4.5yo 8pointer, take him as a management buck!
essentially I support letting bucks age.... 3.5yo+ in my area is a nice buck...
I believe they say the average buck in general is 1.5yo when shot...
some hunters just want to kill/be successful, so the first deer they can shoot they'll shoot, and that's fine for them, not me.
some guys just want a buck to say I killed a buck... whether a dink or monster...
I live in an area with plenty of does and would take a doe before a dink if I just wanted meat.
Trophy hunting is 100x tougher than Meat hunting, and much more frustrating! lol.