This one was in bad shape, i was going to do that untill i about lost it 5 times. God it smelled awefull. I started cutting around the base of the head and there was a bunch of puss like stuff coming out. I just held my breath and cut the antlers off. Dont know what killed him, probably one of the tresspasers that hates me cause i have permission to hunt the land. They have already taken 3 deer stands, i could care less about them they are replaceable, i would have like to see what this deer looked like next year with that browtine.