true spike

[tmontgo1]

Ive always heard people talk about "True Spikes", bucks that have bad genetics and will never be anything more than a spike. Well heres all the proof that I need. For my area this deer is too big bodied to be a year old and the most convincing evidence I need is that I shot at this deer last fall and missed him but had meat on my broadhead. When i zoomed in on the picture I found that he has a scar across his shoulder blades and it is the exact angle i shot at him and this picture was taken 50 yards from where I shot at him.

[crokit]

All due respect, I believe the analysis is wrong.

[Pops423]

No way that deer is more than a year old deer. Bone structure, facial structures, etc just don't support it. Give him a few years and he'll be fine.

[tmontgo1]

well when i can zoom in i can see the exact scar my broadhead scrapes his back from the exact angle, and being this is 50 yards away from where I saw him I think so. As for the size deer dont get the size ur talking about in this part of wv. Ive taken 6 and 8 pointers about the same size.

[pnut]

I have to go with the others on this being a 1yr old.

[tmontgo1]

its really so sense argueing, ill check the teeth when i take him in gun or later archery season

[diamondrack]

100% a 1 year old. If that deer is 2 then you have some of the smallest deer I've ever seen and yes I have hunted and seen deer across the country.

[diamondrack]

Now this is an example of a true bruiser spike. I do believe this deer may be 2 years old compared to the other deer it seems to hang with. However, I am giving him the benifit and I'll wait to see what he is next year.

[BarnesX.308]

How many bucks are you allowed to shoot? In PA it's one and done for us. I don't know if I'd want to end my season with that buck. Actually, it would be illegal with our AR.

[nick_bleuer76]

You may be able to argue the body size, maybe, but based on the facial features, he is 1.5 years old>