RE: Would you doctor your mounts???????
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I was watching a show the other day that was supporting QDM/QAM and they passed on what they called " A definite Shooter" It was as they say a 5 year old mature buck, exactly what they were looking for- except it had broken off some of it's points in a fight, so they wouldn't shoot it (Which again proves my point- it's not about the age of the deer or the health of the deer or the challenge of the hunt; it's about the size of the mount and the points on the deer) <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
Absolutely nothing wrong with that, if it's what you're in to. Chances are good that the hunter knew he could do better and that's what he wanted. Just because QDM gives the hunter the option of waiting for larger antlers, doesn't mean that's all it's about. It's simply another option if that's what you want.
As for the question on doctoring, I shot one antler off my first buck taken with a shotgun (I had already hit it good, but shot when it was running by. I learned not to do that after this one incident). I always wished I had paid someone to re-attach the antler. Part of it was missing, but I'm sure a good taxidermist could have fixed it. I personally wouldn't "doctor" a naturally broken antler, but I know lots of guys who have. I don't see a problem with it, as long as you're not trying to have the rack scored.