Sure wish the state would stop this idiotic program or make some major changes to it. Our top end bulls here in Utah have suffered because of the spike hunts. 2006 was a banner year for elk here in Utah and just so happens that this was when we started hunting the majority of limited entry units for spikes. There are still a few great bulls killed each and every year, but if you aren't a guy who can spend 60 days on the mountain scouting, you will have to have a ton of luck. The biggest bulls killed every year are by guys that spend hundreds of days in the units shed hunting, setting trail cams, and behind the glass. I would love to see the spike hunt go back to just a select number of units as it used to be.
If they don't want to stop it, I think a guy who harvests a spike on a limited entry unit should have the same 10 year waiting period as the guy who fills his limited entry tag. He is after all a trophy bull in the making.
Get off my soapbox now. Sorry.