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Post by apickens3 on Oct 26, 2007 10:01:32 GMT -5
Lately I have heard from a couple of people that a spike buck won't ever get any bigger than a spike. Is there any truth to this?
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Post by apickens3 on Oct 26, 2007 10:04:13 GMT -5
I ment to post this in the whitetail section oops!
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Post by Bartman on Oct 26, 2007 10:21:16 GMT -5
AP, this is definitely not the case. There was a good article in NAW a couple of months back about a tagging study in Texas where they followed deer that were spikes as 1.5 year olds and some turned out to be quite nice deer by 4.5. A lot of times, the spikes were born a little later the year before and are still catching up. Give them a couple of years and they can turn into something nice. That being said, there are some spikes that will not get much better. If I had a spike with large bases that was still a spike then this might be spike worth culling from the heard, otherwise I would let them walk. Remember, half of the deer's genetics come from the female, which we really can't judge.
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Oct 26, 2007 10:28:24 GMT -5
No. From my understanding, a spike is generally a deer that was born late in the year, therefore did not have time to fully develop antlers. It can take up to his 3rd year to catch up, but he will, given the chance to. Here is an article from the QDMA that has something to do with the subject. marylandqdma.com/articles/december_2006.doc |
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Post by apickens3 on Oct 26, 2007 10:46:13 GMT -5
I didnt think that was the case. Thanks for the replies.
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