Originally Posted by
Erno86
I think most ungulate antler trophy hunters are mostly guided by there instinct. Based upon thousands of years of hunting, not only for meat, sinew and hides, but for the large set of antlers that some ungulates have --- Old caveman and tribes up to the present...transformed the antlers into tools such as spoons, knives, awls, pins, fish hooks, needles, flakers, hide scrapers and beamers. They made musical rasps, flutes and whistles as well as toys of bone.
A nice set of medium sized antlers. freshly harvested from an ungulate such a deer...is an important tool for the hunter --- Such a ratttlin' in a buck or a doe during the rut.
To be honest, bragging rights probably go back to the beginning as well.
It's mostly how we display our trophy's and how we conduct ourselves as sportsmen and women. At least that's what I was trying to convey. That and understanding your opponent increases the odds of a successful interaction.