well, ever since season ended this year for us on jan 31st, I've been dealing with my hunting withdrawls by looking at past years trailcam pics, and trying to fig out which bucks are which from years past, and which ones aren't with us anymore. While doing so, I discovered that I had much more history with the 8 point I shot than initially thought. Check this out:
1st comes on the scene November 2012. Guessing he was 2 year old 8 point here-


The next year, he grows a 9th point and continues to put on mass:



And the next year, he continued to pack on the mass, and also still had the 9th point. 2014/2015 pic is on the left; 2015/2016 season is on the right


And his final resting place will be on my wall. I initially thought he was a 4 year old, but after seeing all these pics from seasons past, he was at least 5. He didn't have the 9th point when I killed him, but his main beam was bladed there where it looked like it tried to grow one, but never did.