Shooting Spikes

[tvc184]

Never!!! They can't get big if you shoot them when they are babies. 2 year old spike, different story.

Is that a 2 or a 2 1/2 year-old spike?

[brokeno]

I know the 3 pt your talking about. The owner who was a dentist had a patient that raised deer and needed some dental work but didn't have the money. He gave the dentist this 3 pt that turned into a stud and made the dentist a fortune off his offspring. I can't remember the name of the deer but seemed like it was around Falls City or somewhere like that. I dont believe in shooting yearling spikes either but if he is still a spike at 2 or 3 shame on him.

[jdavidson]

Shooting spikes is the equivalent of going to my son’s kindergarten class and picking future NFL players

I agree… there’s absolutely ZERO future NFL players in that room

[PYBUCK]

Is that a 2 or a 2 1/2 year-old spike?

Your splitting hairs. Almost everyone understood what i meant.

[175gr7.62]

I’m sure it has been discussed over and over and over again. But I’m bored and seeking knowledge. If shooting spikes is a good management practice why do I never see a 2 1/2 year old spike after seeing 3 or 4 yearling spikes the year before? Could it actually be a fawn that didn’t get enough nutrition the first year after birth and didn’t branch into something other than a spike. It seems that a lot of buck deer get taken out prematurely for about 30 lbs of deboned meat.

There was a deer named Dezi that was pen raised in the late 60s in Texas that was orphaned and he was a 3 point his first set of antlers. Given everything he needed nutrition wise he grew beyond 200” non-typical over his lifetime. Just something to think about.

Jeez. How many times are we gonna hash this out here.

Are ya’ll seeing any rutting activity yet?


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[Artos]

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=711631

[tvc184]

Your splitting hairs. Almost everyone understood what i meant.

It was a joke since people already had their popcorn out….. after threads debating and discussions/arguments on whether to use a “half year” on the age of deer.

[Gumbo Man]

Jeez. How many times are we gonna hash this out here.

Are ya’ll seeing any rutting activity yet?


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