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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 1309969" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Been to a couple and have read a lot on the subject.</p><p></p><p>Lots of hunters see a yearling with a spike and say cull.</p><p>We have an area in the ODW controlled hunt program that follows that rule.</p><p>Salt Plains NWR. They have several hunts that say if its a spike they want it taken. Federal hunt.</p><p></p><p>I've seen studies showing spikes that are 18 months old developing into bucks that any of us would cherish when they get to a mature age of 4 1/2 to 6 1/2.</p><p></p><p>Antler growth and development depends on lots of things like nutrition, genetics and the enviroment.</p><p></p><p>That being said if a 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 buck shows up two years in a row with an inferior rack, there is a good possibility that it could have the genes that are not consistant with good managment.</p><p></p><p>We had a couple of bucks with a huge right side, and a tiny left, that we took out. So far, we haven't seen any more with that type of rack.</p><p></p><p>We hunt on a DMAP so its a very well managed herd that is a work in progress. We have a long way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 1309969, member: 5412"] Been to a couple and have read a lot on the subject. Lots of hunters see a yearling with a spike and say cull. We have an area in the ODW controlled hunt program that follows that rule. Salt Plains NWR. They have several hunts that say if its a spike they want it taken. Federal hunt. I've seen studies showing spikes that are 18 months old developing into bucks that any of us would cherish when they get to a mature age of 4 1/2 to 6 1/2. Antler growth and development depends on lots of things like nutrition, genetics and the enviroment. That being said if a 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 buck shows up two years in a row with an inferior rack, there is a good possibility that it could have the genes that are not consistant with good managment. We had a couple of bucks with a huge right side, and a tiny left, that we took out. So far, we haven't seen any more with that type of rack. We hunt on a DMAP so its a very well managed herd that is a work in progress. We have a long way to go. [/QUOTE]
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