RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

yup!

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

No, mature to me is at least 4.5.

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

I think he's of drinking age, but notthinking age. Once he's had a few more kids and can hold it down, I'd say so... like next fall.

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

I think I would agree with Dan, 4.5.

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

yes i would say that 3.5 yrs old is mature.....BUT its not fully mature

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

I say 4-1/2 is a mature deer.

I don't know what area has to do with a buck being mature at a certain age. Do deerage faster in thenortheast than they do in the midwest? Do deer in the south age fasterthan deer in the west?Just because you don't see manydeer older than 3-1/2in your area, doesn't necessarily mean that deer is mature.

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

Maybe

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

I don't even understand some of the answer's. The whitetail biologists have said time and time again that a whitetail reaches maturity at 3.5 yrs.

I understand that many of us like to pass on them and give them at least 1 more season. But facts are that a whitetail will reach maturity at 3.5 yrs... science says this.

There is no "in my woods"... or "where I hunt".. a 3.5 yr. old is a mture animal. Will he put on more pounds, muscle and inches as he/she gets older.. yes he/she will.

A whitetail will reach maturity at 3.5 yrs. period.

I don't understand all the "I thinks".....

RE: Another twist on "mature" bucks
 

No