Shot Spikes or Not?

[Royal21973]

This buck was called "Spike". At 1 1/2 years old he was a spike. I personally let every spike walk at 1 1/2 years old. There could be a lot of factors like late fawn, offspring from a fawn, and food. But if I see a 2 1/2 year old spike or up to a small dink 8 it's Tamales time !!! He was 6 1/2 years old in pic

[wtx223]

Great deer. The non-believers will still never be convinced.

[dustoffer]

I learned the lesson 2 years ago--Read Dr. Kroll's articles in TTH Journal and the facts are there. Spikes catch up to their fork-antlered buddies by age 3.5 in every category (width, points, spread, etc) except mass.

[JeffJ]

The "spikers" are deer huntings "birthers". They will never be convinced...

Just another PERFECT example of why you dont shoot 1yo spikes.

[TX_Hoghunter]

Man I can't believe you would let that kind of a cull walk...LOL.

And by the way there is no need to show them facts...they will never believe them anyway...

-john

[rtp]

Good God. You have been letting him breed for 5 years? What a shame. I never shoot any spikes. I have a $100 bill sitting on a table for 7 yrs now waiting to be given to the person that brings me a spike that is 2.5 or older. Let them age and grow guys. It is a pretty simple formula if you want bigger bucks.

[BrokenJ]

Some situations spikes are your best option to get rid of deer.

[bryan sandlin]

the key word here is "at 1.5 he was a spike." we remove spikes at about three years old. at that age, its a true spike.

[sierracharlie338]

Killed a 2.5 half spike this year

[BrokenJ]

Now that he said that ^^^ I killed a 2.5 year old spike last year also. Got me 250 bucks at Los cuernos haha

[L.PILGRIM]

if they are legal and not against the lease rules then it would be a personal decision, I do not shoot em unless I think they are old

[rtp]

Good God. You have been letting him breed for 5 years? What a shame. I never shoot any spikes. I have a $100 bill sitting on a table for 7 yrs now waiting to be given to the person that brings me a spike that is 2.5 or older. Let them age and grow guys. It is a pretty simple formula if you want bigger bucks.

Should clarify. The $100 is for one to coming off my place. I know they exist but not nearly as prevalent as some make them out to be. I have never seen one in 17 yrs on this ranch. I posted the $100 up because I got tired of hearing from all the "experts" that came to my ranch about shooting spikes. In a drought year, I have tons of them. In a year of good range conditions, I have a few. Some years I have had zero.

[Bowhuntinonly]

I agree on the one and half year old spikes, let em walk.

[lesson 101]

Good looking deer there

[DeadEyeB]

we all know you photoshopped that