I have this problem. I have many spikes who are 3 and 4 years old. Great big deer with great big spikes. I need to clear some out but in my county we have a one buck limit. If I waste my tag on a spike I will not be able to hunt a buck with a nice rake. In my county I can shoot two doe and one buck. I shoot my doe during bow season and save my buck for rifle season. I wait for the one I want. I do need to clean up some of the genetics on my land but am reluctant to do so. Im afraid I will end up with a gene pool dominated by huge spikes.

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