im what you would classify as a meat (or slob) hunter. i may not be a good help here because i have only shot a doe. my way of hunting is that i will shoot whatever gives me the shot and i will be prouder than heck of it is whether it has antlers or not. if it does have a rack then it will go on a board for memories, and if it doesnt then i will probably tan the hide. meat hunters arent slobs, racks just arent top priority. besides you cant eat them.