I have a friend of mine who I have hunted with for years. He is, for the most part, very respectable when it comes to hunting and ethics. However, we had a "disagreement" about the upcoming season. He informed me that he was going to shoot the "first thing that walks by him". I was OK with that until he said that he would shoot a spike BEFORE he shot a doe. When I asked him why he said that the spike did not had a chance at antler growth, and that it was best to take it out of the herd. I did not agree with this, and he told me that I was not going to change his mind. IMO, the best way to control the herd is to harvest does. There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking a doe. As a mater of fact, I try to take at least 1-2 does per year. Does anyone have any information on the genetics of spikes and if they have the capabiltiy to grow "respectable" racks in the future? My gut is that they can. I want to go back to my buddy and show him some proof, so maybe he will change his mind. I will be pretty pi$$ed off if he shots a spike. Am I wrong for being this way???[&:][&:]