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Old 01-07-2004 | 11:37 PM
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speyrjb
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Default RE: once a spike always a spike ?

It's been my experience that there is about a 50/50 chance that a spike will develop a rack.

On the ranch I hunt on, we hammer the spikes. Roughly half of the spikes I have killed have been over 1 1/2 yrs of age.

A deer with good genetics should have a forked rack for it's first set of antlers.

Will a spike ever grow a rack? Maybe. Will he ever have a "good" rack? Probably not. Will he ever have a "monster" rack? In my experience, never.

Just my 2 cents.
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