It appears the deer we have been hoping would make it has not. He did apparently live long enough to drop both antlers before dying. Mason picked up one side. It was 69 6/8”. Sad. He was shot by someone the Saturday of gun season and lingered for several weeks. I hate that part. Hoping we can find the other side in the coming days.
It’s sucks, you win some and lose some. In the big picture there is natures balance. Seems to always work out over time. Good luck finding the match. I bet it’s not far from the other one since he was sickly and probably didn’t venture far.