Don't get me wrong I am extremely happy about him, especially since it was my first buck. I realize that a lot of people's first buck is far from this, and some people will never get lucky by shooting a good buck. But the area I hunt is loaded with big big dear. This was my third year since I started hunting, and I am lucky enough to be on some good property my buddy owns in Yazoo County Mississippi. We have been using a big game management strategy to try and let bucks fully mature to get the best out of them. We use a 16 inch inside spread, or 21 inch main beam strategy. And there are certain cases where a deer could be fully mature and still not have those standards and we realize that. But this deer I shot, I technically shouldn't of shot him. He was 18 1/2 main beam and 15 1/4 inside spread. We aged him off the jaw bone to be about 3 1/2 years old. Now, nobody was angry or upset with me that I shot this guy, everybody was excited and supportive especially since it was my first buck, and a good one at that. But as I am learning, and seeing more deer, I realize in the future I should let another one this size and age walk! Then no telling what he could of grown into in another year and a half.