Originally Posted By: truedouble


I would agree. We've killed 3 over 200 lbs, live weight in Jackson Co. But we've killed a lot more that were 170-190 range.

Biggest misconception IMO is that if it doesn't way 200 and if doesn't have at least 120" it has to be no older than 3.5. This kind of thinking really skews what a lot of people think is the "average" mature buck on their property. I was guilty of this for several years until I started watching 3 year olds go to 4, go to 5 and they are still 110" and 180 lbs. I quickly learned that even in some of the best areas of Alabama the "average mature buck" isn't going to score 125-130 like some people would like to think.


very true, I think the King Ranch has research that shows this

Seen a 3.5 yr old with 115" that only weighed 146 live weight on a scale, thought he was a nice 2.5 yr old til we aged him. He was butterball fat too.


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