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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2022, 09:18:56 PM »
Nope, that is not a legal spike based on what I see.  That’s an easy pass.
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2022, 09:21:08 PM »
The video is not definitive to me. 50/50 odds in my mind. With those odds I would pass.
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2022, 03:42:51 AM »
Game warden wouldn't do anything about a legal point being 1 inch. Just turned in a guy that shot a mulie with less than an inch eye guard and the warden did not do anything.
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2022, 05:03:00 AM »
Game warden wouldn't do anything about a legal point being 1 inch. Just turned in a guy that shot a mulie with less than an inch eye guard and the warden did not do anything.


I agree, in most cases where its really a tossup of an inch or not, wardens are not going to make you a criminal IMO. The ones I have asked are not going to pull out a 16th rule measure tape to check it.  Now if it is a very obvious inch+ different story. 

Id shoot it.
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2022, 08:38:15 AM »
That definitely looks like it could go either way. It looks to me like it was probably matching at one time and broke the point off on the one side. With that being said I doubt most wardens would write a ticket on this.

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2022, 08:47:27 AM »
Not legal , over 1" in my eyes. Heard of a guy that took a shotgun  and shot off a tine to make an elk legal. He was fined.

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2022, 08:56:18 AM »
I'd probably send it  :dunno:

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #22 on: November 06, 2022, 09:21:47 AM »
Nub looks less than an inch.   Im with D-rock, shooter in my book. 
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2022, 10:31:03 AM »
These are the best single frames I could see in the video.

I dont think I'd pull the trigger at this point.  :dunno:
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2022, 10:35:17 AM »
Nothing 2 well placed rocks in a smashing motion couldn’t take care of  :chuckle: i kid, I kid! I think I’d send it on this one too

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2022, 10:43:21 AM »
Looks easily like a 2x2 to me, pass

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2022, 10:45:13 AM »
I'm not shooting, looks like a decoy to me.   :chuckle:

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2022, 02:08:23 PM »
most guys would shoot at it at 600 yards on a dead run in the middle of 60 head of cows. 

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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2022, 09:53:40 PM »
I would shoot. That is a nub, not a point.
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Re: Legal spike?
« Reply #29 on: November 06, 2022, 10:02:59 PM »
I would shoot. That is a nub, not a point.
It looks to me like it’s a broken off point. And if it’s 1” long, it could be an expensive “nub.” Or cost you a few years of hunting privileges.

If it was the plus one on a 6 x 6 bull, most hunters would be calling it a 6 x 7!

 


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