I shot a deer a few years back and it was an eight pointer that dressed out at 203 lbs. It had a rack that was cracked and all pale colored. It had
broken tines and the main beam was cracked down through the middle.
Guess what ? That deer never dropped it's rack that year. Some times even though it is rare some deer and moose do not dropp their rack for what ever reason. I would guess that this is the case here.