Kizzy, on the land we hunt we try to take eight pointers or better. We have seen a higher number of spikes than usual. But, I believe this is due to the fact that we went through some severe drought years and have not had any acorns for the last four years in a row.

That being said, if I see a spike that weighs more than 130 lbs. (2.5 yo) I will take that deer. IMO if he hasn't grown more than a spike set of antlers by then he probably won't. I saw a spike a few years ago that would have weighed 170 lbs. (3.5 yo) We should have taken that deer, but were ignorant of the fact; because we were just starting the management plan. My neighbor killed that deer two years later;still a spike, and it weighed over 200lbs. A huge deer for our neck of the woods!