Too many spikes?
11-17-2010, 08:10 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2009
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I don't like the point rule. I like the score rule better, although it's hard to judge those borderline bucks in the field... The point rule just leaves too much room for exceptions. You tellin' me you would get in trouble for shooting this deer?
11-18-2010, 04:45 AM
#6
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There will be bigger bucks comming around, and chasing the spikes away.
You will see.
Good Luck getting one.
11-18-2010, 05:17 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Yonkers, NY
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If all the spikes are out lookin, then the big boys will soon come around. I hunt with a club that has a 3 on one side rule. Yeah, like your gonna take a 4 pointer. Most of us just follow the 6 or better rule, and it's the landowners rule not to shoot doe, so it's pretty easy for us. All the guys have a place they know of to knock down a doe on other propertys, so they don't go without meat. Since we put the restrictions on 5-6 years ago, we're getting around 12 deer every year, but they are noticeably bigger racks. From what we've seen so far, should be a great year if the weather cooperates. Good Luck.
11-18-2010, 09:06 PM
#9
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and YES the point rule does leave leave alot of room for error, could be a tny 8 or 10 point, but we also use common sense, and we have one " mess up " buck so i could kill a spike and call it a mess up, but whats the point ?
11-18-2010, 09:08 PM
#10
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Not the case, every year this property is know for having ALOT of spikes
we do see all ranges of bucks every year also, but once u get past spikes, they thin out ALOT.