Deer over 150" are a rarity wherever you are. I killed two bucks at my friend's Laredo, TX lease this year. 5500 acres, serious management program, supplemental feed, and in the Texas "Golden Triangle", famous for big bucks.

One scored 108" and the other was 128". The 108 was 5.5 years old, the 128 was 6.5 and weighed 200 lbs on the nose. "Management bucks" is what they were called, by the leaseholders, not me. I was tickled with both, and the smaller was an exceptional trophy, as I was the only one who had ever gotten to see him in person. I was told "if he comes out, make sure he doesn't leave".

Age structure is really important to get to 150 inch deer, but quality of food, cover, soil mineral content, and most important, genetic potential is what really counts.

There are hundreds of deer farms raising deer with high genetic potential that will score over 150 as a 1.5 year old. I saw this one at a friend's place.

He's 3.5 years old, and in the breeder pen -