Hard decision, don't know what I would do honestly til the moment of truth, seeing I have never encountered a drop tine in 30 years of bowhunting. And no guarantees he would carry the same characteristics in the rack in coming years, but you'll never know if he's dead. Doesn't much matter what anyone elses opinion is anyway. Your the only one he has to make happy, and if he flips your switch, by all means take him and don't be concerned about what anyone else thinks. If you feel like you will ever have to apologize for your decision, then let him walk.