RE: deformed rack
My buddy found a dead buck a few years ago that had been hit in archery season and lost. One side was a perfectly normal 4 points and the other side was a spike that curved down the back of his head and came around his ear. It looked like a big horn sheep on that side. It was strange looking, it looked like someone had grabed the spike when it was in velvet and wrapped it around his head. My friend still has the skull.
Dave