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Ok...so I killed about 130 class deer that i believe is either 3.5 or 4.5 years old.....and theres another pic on my trailcam of a good looking 7 point that i believe is it's offspring thats either 1.5 or 2.5 years old how much bigger on average will the 7 point be next year it has like 6 or 7 in g2's and around a 16 inch spread this year........thanks Matt

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I'd say probable 160 3/8", or pretty close anyways.

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I recently read an article citing a Mississippi study on this topic. Basically, they found their bucks peaked at 5-1/2 years old. Bucks scored 63% of their eventual peak at 2-1/2, 77% at 3-1/2, and 92% at 4-1/2. Of course these are averages in a penned group of bucks. In the wild, you're going to have more variables.

According to those numbers, a 2-1/2 year old buck would improve his antler score by 20-25% at 3-1/2.