Last year we saw 9 different spikes on the last day of the season this year we had a lot of four to six point bucks in that area .some spikes but obviously young deer .I think they just need time to grow ,that would be my opinion. Kshunter I know you have bigger deer than we do so maybe a spike would be okay but here they are on the small side . We also have to have a forked horn or better on one side to be legal