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 Less Spikes this season?
#7035417
01/12/18 02:02 PM
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Buck25-06
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I don't think that I have seen even one at my alligator bottom stand. What about everybody else?
I know allot about everything-Everything about nothing!!!!
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035429
01/12/18 02:09 PM
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Stratgolfer
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We had a ton of spikes the group saw this year, I think I had 4 regulars myself at 1 blind (two feeders). 2 were older and 2 were young.
"I was called by the Yorkers a outlaw, and later by the english a rebel" Ethan Allen
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035452
01/12/18 02:24 PM
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Posts: 733
CenTex
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: CenTex]
#7035457
01/12/18 02:27 PM
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Posts: 2,593
Bass&More
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this^^^^^^^^^^^ 
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035460
01/12/18 02:27 PM
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Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 32,631
sig226fan (Rguns.com)
duck & cover
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duck & cover
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Saw more this year than ever, especially old spikes that need to be shot
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: sig226fan (Rguns.com)]
#7035505
01/12/18 02:46 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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Saw more this year than ever, especially old spikes that need to be shot Me too, and I'm only one full county from you.
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035507
01/12/18 02:47 PM
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Posts: 19,498
Erathkid
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Never saw one. Saw plenty of forkhorns and young deer though.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035534
01/12/18 03:03 PM
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Buck25-06
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Me too young deer with nice start. Just saw this guy he is typical of the young bucks around me. 
I know allot about everything-Everything about nothing!!!!
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035551
01/12/18 03:15 PM
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Buck25-06
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Any questions bout hand Corning? 
I know allot about everything-Everything about nothing!!!!
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035577
01/12/18 03:31 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 11,628
DQ Kid
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Less to no spike is a good thing
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: DQ Kid]
#7035754
01/12/18 04:59 PM
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Posts: 760
Dennis in Ft Worth
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Spikes is all I saw in Stephens county... is this what they mean by antler restrictions?? 
![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/5kgxKb9/Ruger49B.jpg) Me and ol' RUGER, 74 years and still shooting.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035795
01/12/18 05:42 PM
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JCB
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Saw way more spikes than normal this year but they were all yearlings.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: JCB]
#7035834
01/12/18 06:26 PM
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dlrz71
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Saw way more spikes than normal this year but they were all yearlings. Me too  all yearlings except for the one I took which appeared to be a 2yo and much bigger than the others and was even more aggressive towards the other deer.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035851
01/12/18 06:38 PM
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Lakhota
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About the same amount of spikes as last year. I took a two year old last weeken and another hunter did the same. On the last sit I had a six point and a fork horn come in at the same time and the fork horn was much bigger.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035887
01/12/18 07:18 PM
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Posts: 542
Hunter Daddy
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Shoot the bigger bodied spikes and leave the young looking spikes alone.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035893
01/12/18 07:22 PM
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TooLow
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I have at least three at my place. Two seem young ones and the other is older pretty good size. Only have seen him once or twice. Might let my buddy's son take him this weekend if he comes out.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7035978
01/12/18 08:45 PM
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sbushee
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I saw about 6 all year. Young and old. Should have shot the old one. He was a trophy in his own right.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036048
01/12/18 09:44 PM
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bossbowman
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Seen more this year than a long time, just a few though, the bonus cull tag they added in the AR counties has really thinned them out.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: bossbowman]
#7036159
01/12/18 11:40 PM
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DQ Kid
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Seen more this year than a long time, just a few though, the bonus cull tag they added in the AR counties has really thinned them out. I'm in an AR county and not sure I consider one fully branched buck exceeding 13" and one unbranched ar spike buck as the 2nd legal buck an "extra" cull tag. I would consider that the case for a two fully branched buck county + an unbranched buck/spike "an extra cull" buck situation though.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036160
01/12/18 11:40 PM
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DQ Kid
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036161
01/12/18 11:41 PM
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DQ Kid
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Dennis in Ft Worth]
#7036171
01/12/18 11:51 PM
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Stompy
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Over 1000 acres here and only had 2 all season.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036415
01/13/18 03:50 AM
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nocknload
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Contemplating on thinning the heard or shooting 5-Stand this weekend.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036514
01/13/18 10:58 AM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,204
Jimbo
THF Trophy Hunter
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Nobody on our lease saw a spike all season. Lot of young bucks but they all had several points.
Maybe after 7 years and us shooting every spike we saw did some good.
Thursday at 12:45 PM
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Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Less Spikes this season?
[Re: Buck25-06]
#7036831
01/13/18 06:07 PM
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Longhunter
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I only saw two, towards the end of the season had some nubbin bucks break thru but I don't count those...
Longhunter >>>-------> Make It Count!!!<><
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