Originally Posted by
Bbj270
To leave the antlers in the woods to me is disrespecting the animal. Sharing the hunt and photos is what hunting is about the respect of the animal you hunt to keep its memories a live.
It's just a body part. I leave the guts too. Is that disrespectful too?
Antlers won't go to waste. Somebody will find them. You are aware that deer and elk leave their antlers on the ground every year. What's the difference if I do it.
The meat is all that's important to me. I make sure I have it all, and don't waste my time hauling out something I can't eat. You ever carried out elk antlers 4-5 miles at 11,000ft up and down the mountains? My energy is better spent getting the meat out.