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Is this a legal spike?
« on: April 23, 2014, 02:50:51 PM »
I know the rules for a spike unit not a true spike unit are one side has to have "1" point.  And the eye guards don't count if they originate within the first 4" of the antler.  So would you shoot this elk in a spike unit?

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2014, 02:53:09 PM »
BOOM!

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2014, 02:53:52 PM »
Absolutely!!!

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2014, 02:53:56 PM »
I was going to post this yesterday too.

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2014, 02:54:22 PM »
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2014, 02:54:48 PM »
How close to the road is he?? :chuckle:
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2014, 02:55:43 PM »
I just don't know anymore about this spike rule.

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2014, 02:57:14 PM »
I just don't know anymore about this spike rule.

We'll I'll shoot him and you can shoot one of the cows bedded down.

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2014, 02:58:35 PM »
The only question is whether to shoot him now or wait for him to turn broadside.

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2014, 02:58:43 PM »
Looks like a slight chance the top of that right side might blade out and there might be a sticker pointing straight back, so I'd wait to confirm that - but the junk on the bottom is clearly not going to make him illegal.
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2014, 03:00:24 PM »
I wouldn't. There appears to be a small branch off the top of the right antler.
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2014, 03:01:27 PM »
 :yeah: was just going to mention that...
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2014, 03:01:47 PM »
 I'd look him over........:bfg: If he's clean on the spike side.... Let'um have it!!! The branch from this angle looks just like a tree branch.
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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2014, 03:02:31 PM »
I wouldn't. There appears to be a small branch off the top of the right antler.

Saw that to Bob.....for the sake of the pic I believe we are assuming that it is clean up top.

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Re: Is this a legal spike?
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2014, 03:04:30 PM »
Nothing a hacksaw cant fix.

 


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