Must have been a magazine or book from the 1980's as that was the common thought then. If you are going to 'cull' any bucks, let the deer get to 3.5 so you have a better idea of what their genetic potential isreally. If they are 3.5 year old spikes, by all means, blaze away.
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I know this may not be the right forum, but I think I can get a better response here. I just got done reading a story by Larry Weishuhn about shooting spikes = a healthier and better long term deer heard.
So my question is this if a spike will never be a "moster buck" and all I have seen in my area are spikes 4 and 6 pointers then should I shot the spikes first so in a few years I can have bigger better bucks?