[fabsroman]

Spread on a deer is just a way of measuring antlers, and it doesn't mean anything more than that. A deer's body weight and age can be completely different than its antler spread. You can have a big bodied deer and/or a very old deer with a small spread (i.e., small rack).

The thing is that most people get excited by the size of the antlers (i.e., what hang on the wall), and not the size of the body (i.e., what goes in the freezer).

So, exactly what the spread means depends on what you are looking for in a deer. If it is large antlers, then it matters.

If you are looking for the age of a deer, this is usually best determined by teeth wear.

If you are looking for something to fill the freezer, antler spread doesn't matter, just look at body size.