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Guess on how old this spike is? #6567862 12/02/16 01:51 AM
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He is always around and pushing the girls around and running them off. Thanks!!!

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3 and old enough to chicken fry.

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6567905 12/02/16 02:19 AM
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He's a 2015 model.


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Originally Posted By: 240z
He's a 2015 model.


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1.5 for sure. Let him grow a year ago least. Good chance he will sprout forks and brows next year.

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6567935 12/02/16 02:39 AM
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Thanks again. Think he will ever be anything but a spike? Because most of the time we let spikes walk but this looks older.

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He's a 2015 model.


X2

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6567967 12/02/16 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted By: billyhunt
Thanks again. Think he will ever be anything but a spike? Because most of the time we let spikes walk but this looks older.


You've got to remember that we've experienced 2 years of well above average rainfall and range conditions in almost every corner of the state, so deer are healthy and are often looking older than they really are. Given another few years, I bet this spike could be a pretty nice deer. He may not ever be one of the best bucks in his age class, but that doesn't mean he can't still be a respectable buck.

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tag him and see... i'm betting 3 1/2 and boom

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6567993 12/02/16 03:31 AM
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And that's why I asked, thanks, I don't think we have had a spike get this old and not branch out. We weren't really thinking of shooting this one. Just was wondering. Thanks guys. smile

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Skinny little doe neck, no butt, no breast, milk around his mouth...still a baby. I'd give him a pass.


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Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6568030 12/02/16 04:21 AM
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Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6568082 12/02/16 04:58 AM
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So where I hunt we would take him out just because we have many others that are better suited to grow bigger and faster.


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He already has the beginnings of a fork on his right side.

I cant see a 3 yo. probably 1 YO.


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Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6568633 12/02/16 06:25 PM
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Three year old spikes very rarely happen. Once a spike always a spike is something the old timers believed. Almost never the case.

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: 8pointdrop] #6568931 12/02/16 09:59 PM
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Three year old spikes very rarely happen. Once a spike always a spike is something the old timers believed. Almost never the case.

I agree! I have only seen one spike that wasn't a yearling in my life.

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6568967 12/02/16 10:26 PM
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never better to eat then he is right now and will not grow into a monster


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Glad I could get a healthy debate going. clap

While I don't really think he's 3, I don't think he's a yearling either but it's hard to base off one pic sometimes. I know we had a three year old spike at one time that I let walk for some reason but he got killed I'm sure. I've only ever killed one spike and it was on a MLD place in late Jan; I shot him and one of his spikes fell off. eek2

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6569296 12/03/16 03:21 AM
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Youngster.


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Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6569298 12/03/16 03:22 AM
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1.5


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Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6569338 12/03/16 04:00 AM
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Give him time, he's just starting to fork.


Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6573316 12/05/16 11:59 PM
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Like I said, we don't shoot spikes. So far they have grown. Its just that this one looked older.

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We have a bunch like him this year, never have had as many young ones as we do now. I believe he is young for sure.


Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: billyhunt] #6588478 12/15/16 08:15 PM
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Y'all are hunting poor deer if you think this one is 3yoa...

Re: Guess on how old this spike is? [Re: tigger] #6588501 12/15/16 08:28 PM
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never better to eat then he is right now and will not grow into a monster
+1, take him... elmer


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