So the following two statements seem to be true around here:
A 1.5yr old spike usually won't always be a spike (common knowledge).
A funky-rack 2.5yr old (or older) buck will most likely always be a funky buck, usually just being a larger version of the same. This refers to tall/narrow racks. super-short tine bucks, forever-fork bucks, no browtines, and those with one side that really doesn't match the other.
So what about oddball 1.5yr bucks? If you're looking at something with one nice 3pt side and one long, crooked spike sticking off into outer space, might he be prone to outgrowing the condition? Is year 1 mostly just a write-off year as far as looking at genetics? I'm not afraid to shoot an oddball 2.5yr buck that likely needs killing, but I've been passing the first-year bucks for a long time, even when they are ugly.
