My uncle a great hunter told me antler points was due to genetics, if a deer was born to be a 12 pointer he would go through the maturing process, spike horn and as he aged would live to be a 12 pointer. Food supply will add to his mass, age to his finished cirum. of his rack. We hunt in a farming area, apples, carrots,corn and many other crops. We have a doe only without a doe draw tag so we see less of him than her!