Here is what Alt had to say about the 1.5 spikes in Pike Co. and in poor habitat.
ANTLER MEASUREMENT STUDY
This completed study serves as the foundation for antler restrictions.
More than 4,000 sets of antlers were examined in every county and the age of the bucks noted.
The upshot: If you let 1.5-year-old spiked deer live one more year, a majority will sport eight-point racks, even in counties with the poorest nutrition, Alt says proudly.
In overbrowsed Pike County, for instance, nearly one-third of yearling bucks were spikes. A year later, 56 percent had eight or more points.