I didn't state the shrinkage thing quite the way I meant to. No, they won't shrink 10-15 inches during drying, but to go from most folks "green" score to an official entry, does loose about 10-15 inches, at least. What I meant was more shrinkage due to an inflated original score than from the actual drying. Just didn't say it the way I meant to. Between the two, they can drop alot.

I am also not a big fan of net scores either. I think being unsymmetrical is what makes deer unique, and that shouldn't be subtracted from the score. But thats just me.