how big is a big whitetail spike
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i got my first deer last fall on 150 acres of public land with my bow. he had 9 1/2 inch spikes. is this a normal size for a spike? bigger than usual? smaller?
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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we figure 1 1/2; the year before we saw people shoot his mama, not something i'd do, especially with the twin 8s in the area How do you know for sure, a year later, that doe was the mother of the spike? Only sure way to know age is to look at tooth replacement and wear. There are some good videos on YT...search National Deer Association "aging deer."
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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Sounds like a good one for around here. The Boy got one 2 seasons ago about that size and we all agreed it was a nice buck! A thread like this isn't very good without pics of your deer.
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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I harvested a , what I call a button buck , that had a body bigger than the ten point I harvested a few years before ! There's so many differences in individuals , take it as you wish. Those are some strange and awesome spikes !
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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he was 120LBS, the first shot he gave me was under the tree stand, and there I thought that he was a fawn with nubs. hit it just in front of the shoulder blade, blood dried up after a mile and a half, and a dog walker found him the next day half mile from where we lost the blood.
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Re: how big is a big whitetail spike
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we figure 1 1/2; the year before we saw people shoot his mama, not something i'd do, especially with the twin 8s in the area How do you know for sure, a year later, that doe was the mother of the spike? Only sure way to know age is to look at tooth replacement and wear. There are some good videos on YT...search National Deer Association "aging deer." Swamp Wolf is right! Learn how to age deer by tooth replacement and wear. It is very easy to identify a 1 1/2 old. After that it's a little more difficult.
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