Legal Spike?

[Kowsrule30]

The regs say it's legal... Guess it just depends on the eyegaurd... Most the bulls I've see down and the ones I've killed the first eyegaurd is within a couple inches of the base..... The second eyegaurd is almost always beyond 4".... Another kicker is the law states where the antler attaches to the skull.... So the warden could measure from the base or the actual skull plate.... Which could make the first eyegaurd beyond 4".....     I probably would've shot it.... How can they blame you for that.... Not everyday you see a bigger bull that is spike legal...

[scout/sniper]

Curious how can you tell if it is healed?  Damn good optics maybe??

I just learned from Bigtine96 that they won't heal.
If I couldn't tell an old break from a fresh one I wouldn't  risk it.

[scout/sniper]

Broken antler won't heal, it will just get more rubbed down and colored. A fresh break will be really light and stick out when you walk up to it of course. But you can definitely tell a fresh break from a old break.

Didn't know that, thanks.

[Jonathan_S]

Tough, tough call.