Saw a guy field dressing a 4x3 bull elk on our trip to colorado in early oct. I talked to him briefly as he was almost done gutting , he had the male portion attached to the quarters as they are suppose to be. Two days later I walked by the same spot and he had packed all the meat out, but had left the antlers. He had packed up and left for home. To be legal he has to have the antlers in possesion to prove the size of the animal right ?