@Topdog - I like your airport theory. That isn't something I've heard before.
Look at these other pictures of bucks Rompola killed. To me they are all odd. Just the way they are positioned - the fact that you never see an entry/exit wound, how perfectly symmetrical they are, and how some of the ears really droop back - just odd to me.
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No entry or exit wound and it looks to be perfectly symmetrical
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This one is very odd looking with a very round head and small neck. Also, the base on the right side of the photo appears to be located further forward on the head than the base on the left side.
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Look at the ear droop on this buck - it is worse than the supposed world record! Almost perfectly symmetrical and no entry/exit wound showing. Very Odd.
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Another buck with near perfect symmetry and no exit/entrance wound showing.
Maybe I'm a conspiracy theorist but these are all odd to me.