Sounds like QDM is great in theory but its implementation is another story. I know that a 150 is almost unheard of where I hunt and we have antler restrictions in place. The problem is, we still have knuckleheads who ground check and we have even had a couple of spikes killed this year by experienced hunters.

As far as people just cutting off antlers of 150 and 160 inch deer years ago, that is though to comprehend. I grew up in the Midwest and I have never heard of anyone just cutting off the antlers of a giant buck because they were so common.