RE: Average size of bucks?
Both of those bucks are huge.
I knew they had to be from one of the "big 3" whitetail states and I was right.
But 305 still sounds a little overestimated.
Since this deer was hoisted, I would imagine that a spring type scale was used which might explain some of the "weight gain."
I can't day for certain that this weight was wrong, 'cause they're very big deer, but it might be a bit overstated.