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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Aragorn243: [QB] BuyTex, A spike is a spike yes, but spikes are typically young bucks, too immmature or too limited in food to grow anything else. Their second set of antlers generally are not spikes, thus the reasoning behind prohibiting their shooting. The program has been in place for 3 years. Prior to the antler restrictions, probably 30% or so of all bucks harvested were spikes. Now, nearly no spikes are harvested, nearly all have either 3 or 4 points per side and the numbers killed have not significantly declined. At the same time, fewer spikes are being seen. As the deer densitys go down and more food is available, the young bucks are growing branched antlers their first year. Like I mentioned earlier, I did agree with your position before this program went into effect. I felt that the antler restrictions should be the opposite for one or two seasons. Eliminate the spikes from the population while leaving the bigger bucks, then with the spikes "poor" genes removed from the breeding pool, you could then manage the larger bucks. Being spikes however has been show to not be a permanent factor and these "poor" deer are now sporting nice antlers. I agree your leased system allows for better management. I don't believe I would want to hunt that way, too limiting. How do you handle the hunting of smaller game such as birds, rabbits and squirrels? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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