My first deer was a spike and my dad said it was "the perfect first buck" because it gave me something to look forward to. At the time I didn't agree but 15 years later I now do. So for kids I think it's a great idea.

I think it depends on if you're a meat hunter or a horns hunter. Most of the people I know and hunt with are meat hunters, thus there aren't many big bucks where I hunt but most don't care.Like somenone said, it's fine eihter way but if you shoot them you can't complain about not having big bucks in your area.