It doesn't really bother me that someone grabs the animal, but what I think is odd is when NOBODY touches it. I have watched shows where a grown man shoots a trophy elk, walks up to it with his gun on his shoulder and just stands there and looks at it. I don't know how excited they are but the first thing I do is grab the antlers, feel them all over and then roll him over checking out the shot and the animal from head to toe. It's that intial contact that gives me closure.