No doubt he' s only 2 1/2. My taxidermist is going to age his tooth wear to be sure. Just doesn' t have much mass to go along w/ the tine length. Browtines were also very short for such impressive g-2' s and g-3' s. Dressed out at 186. That' s why I almost wish I' d have let him walk. It was only Nov. 7th and now I' m out of buck tags. I know there are much bigger deer in the area. Oh well, he' s sure a nice buck. I guess those bigger deer will be even bigger next year.