One of my first that I had mounted was a 14 pt.Nose was split had a couple of holes in his ear.I felt like it added to the character of the deer.Mounted as is. Got a 10 pt.That I left in the freezer for a couple of years before I decided( untill my buds kept saying " you should really mount that deer"...LOL)I guess the cape was freezer burned rather badly,So my taxidermist put another cape on him.Mount looks great but not the deer I shot.Lesson learned mount as soon as you can or at least make up your mind if are going to.JMHO