DocD,

( Self Molded and Painted ) Customer came in and wanted his deer molded. ( I take antlers and horns and make replicas ) I molded it for him so that his buddy could have a set.
There is some guy/gals out there that get these for collections, say they would want the top 5 or so for a specific state than they would get a replica.
Just take for instance you would shoot the Hole in the horn, Milo Hansen buck, you are going to want copies for your protection those hard horn antlers are worth over $75,000
You would never guess how many calls I get every year that my antlers were stolen, burned up or whatever else happened. If they would have had it replicated they would not have to worry about it. A replica done the right way you could never tell the difference from the real thing, painted to match and have the same weight.