That's great news... he probably got wind of how many people you had looking out for them and got nervous. Glad to hear everything ended aok. Up here in NY we have to leave the antlers on when the deer goes to the butcher... what happened to you is my biggest worry.I use to butcher my deer all the time and stopped about 7 or 8 yrs ago... rather be at the gun club or out in the woods. Couple of years back I shot a nice 10 ptr and decided I didn't want to risk leaving it at the butcher so I caped it and butchered it myself. I still worry when I leave my heads at the taxidermist...