He also recalls finding his first matching set of antlers of a buck he had photos of from his trail camera. “I knew the deer was there,” he said about the images of a 7-point.

“Most deer, I’ve noticed, when they get up shake off and I know a lot of times that’s where a lot of guys find (antlers),” he said. "Creek crossings are another really good spot to look.

Shot by a hunter in Celje, Slovenia (map), in August, the roe deer has an extremely rare type of antler deformity, likely caused by an injury early in the antlers' development.