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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5536004" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>The percent of yearling bucks that are spikes is a great indication of growing conditions, as these bucks are so young. Although birth date also is an important player, how they came through their first winter, as well as summer food resources are going to be big players in yearling antler growth. What number to look for will be very site specific, but the important data is the trend over time. Is the number going up, down or staying the same? For instance, our percent of yearlings that are spikes has been going down now that we've produced a lot of natural regrowth on our property. Until this year, with the severe summer drought. Yearling spike incidence sky-rocketed this year, showing the effect the drought had on summer nutrition.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side, what percent of yearlings have 6 or more points is a great indicator of 1) an early and concentrated rut, and 2) excellent food resources.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5536004, member: 17"] The percent of yearling bucks that are spikes is a great indication of growing conditions, as these bucks are so young. Although birth date also is an important player, how they came through their first winter, as well as summer food resources are going to be big players in yearling antler growth. What number to look for will be very site specific, but the important data is the trend over time. Is the number going up, down or staying the same? For instance, our percent of yearlings that are spikes has been going down now that we've produced a lot of natural regrowth on our property. Until this year, with the severe summer drought. Yearling spike incidence sky-rocketed this year, showing the effect the drought had on summer nutrition. On the flip side, what percent of yearlings have 6 or more points is a great indicator of 1) an early and concentrated rut, and 2) excellent food resources. [/QUOTE]
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