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I let spikes walk and generally don't believe in "cull" unless obviously diseased/injured.
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Mine had a "Great for the grill" sticker on its butt.
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Mine had a "Great for the grill" sticker on its butt.
That is damn funny
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Mine had a "Great for the grill" sticker on its butt.
That will get one culled every time.
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Kill them all out or not?? They never amount to much from what I’ve read.
That’s simply not true. A spike can turn into a trophy animal.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Kill them all out or not?? They never amount to much from what I’ve read.
That’s simply not true. A spike can turn into a trophy animal.
From a 6 year study in Texas they found otherwise. First year bucks that had forks or better became much better trophy deer than spikes.
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Kill them all out or not?? They never amount to much from what I’ve read.
That’s simply not true. A spike can turn into a trophy animal.
From a 6 year study in Texas they found otherwise. First year bucks that had forks or better became much better trophy deer than spikes.
OK, but I didn’t say better trophy deer - I said A trophy deer. Heck, a goodly percentage of bucks in northern WI and Michigan’s UP start life as spikes.
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Kill them all out or not?? They never amount to much from what I’ve read.
That’s simply not true. A spike can turn into a trophy animal.
From a 6 year study in Texas they found otherwise. First year bucks that had forks or better became much better trophy deer than spikes.
Please cite the study you are referring to.
The spike has the potential to be a great looking buck at 4.5 years. No reason to “cull” unless you just want to eat him.
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Rock Chuck, Don't know where you get your information, but the average mature buck breeds 1.4 does per year. do a little research. Rio7
Per these guys, neither of you is right so whose research to go with?
8-10 That's AVERAGE. 1 mulie buck will have 10 or more does and breeds them all. The rest of the bucks go without.
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Kill them all out or not?? They never amount to much from what I’ve read.
That’s simply not true. A spike can turn into a trophy animal.
From a 6 year study in Texas they found otherwise. First year bucks that had forks or better became much better trophy deer than spikes.
Please cite the study you are referring to.
The spike has the potential to be a great looking buck at 4.5 years. No reason to “cull” unless you just want to eat him.
jwp is likely referring to the Kerr WMA study.
Kerr WMA Study
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I let them walk unless I need meat and there in a no drag area
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I let them walk unless I need meat and there in a no drag area
What's a "no drag area"?
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Makes me sad.
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I let them walk unless I need meat and there in a no drag area
What's a "no drag area"?
Can drive up beside them😉
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Teal, are you talking Whitetail or Mulie's?? I'm talking White tail. Rio7
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What Ted said.
VIDEO
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I don't see enough deer in NH or Maine to be real choosey. I might pass on a spike if I'm feeling optimist early in the season but will definitely try to take one that I might see late in the season.
Never EVER pass one on the first day that you would kill on the last day. PERIOD.
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Depends, I shot a spike late last year during our 2 day late shotgun season. He was big in the body, and had a sag to his belly. His spikes were about 10 inches on one side and 8 on the other side. He made the mistake of sticking around after I warned him to leave. About 2 minutes later a big doe stopped 88 yards from me and she to was warned. She failed to heed the warning and paid the price. I was fair about it. The failed the my functional hearing test.
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Ask John Burns what Keith Warren has to say about it….
I think waterboarding could be done away with as a form of punishment.
If one needs to really get someone to talk, prop their eyelids open and make them watch anything Keith Warren has put on tape.
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