ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
Assuming that shooting the spike is legal (it isn't in my state), and assuming my freezer is bare as the question states then I'm shooting that spike.
I don't need to shoot it, but I want my venison. Those of you who said the deer "earned" a pass, give me a break! It's a freakin' deer. It hasn't earned anything, but a ride in the back of my truck on the way to the freezer.
Those of you that would eat tag soup for your "QDM" reasons need to consider that if the first and only deer you have a chance to fill your freezer with is at the end of the season with 15 minutes left and it's a little spiker then QDM in your area is out the window anyway.
Dead spike=full tummy.