buckeyebuckhntr:

I have no hard feelings, I just wanted to make sure that you know what I was talking about. Nice buck in your picture, did you get him shoulder mounted?



Deerslayer_37:

[/quote]Body size does matter in maturity of a whitetail. There is a diffrence in body size of a 3 1/2 year old buck and a 5 1/2 year old buck. the 5 1/2 has a fuller chest and neck, and weighs more. It's a proven fact.

Of course I know its a proven fact. I spend a large part of my life looking at bucks and aging them by there body. In my first post, I said that body characteristics and tooth wear are the only ways to properly age a deer. There is a huge difference (body wise) between a 3 1/2 and a 5 1/2 year old deer.



MDManiac:

Just to let you know, this 2 1/2yr old wieghed 167 and had very heavy mass...so it does Defy your intentions, but you did say "most".


I did say most dont have mass But that buck is bigger then most
2 1/2 year old bucks. If that buck would have made it to 5 1/2+ then he probably would have been a B&C book buck. I would love for all the
2 1/2 year old bucks that are running around on the ranch to look like that one.

Happy hunting all.