A colossal set of antlers from a moose nicknamed the Monster of Matane are finally in the hands of the hunter who shot the animal five years ago.

In September, a Quebec Superior Court justice found that Jéremy Boileau had been misled by his provincial park service hunting guide after shooting the moose famed for its gigantic racks.

"I'm happy to be able to touch them and take them in my hands," Boileau said.

Boileau was on his third-ever moose hunt in the fall of 2011. He and his father had paid $10,000 and driven 10 hours to hunt moose in the Matane Wildlife Reserve.

In court documents, Boileau stated he shot the moose at sunrise on Sept. 14, 2011, at a distance of about 200 metres.

Boileau said the guide spent the next few hours telling him he had probably only wounded the animal, and it was unlikely he would ever find it.

Wildlife protection officers contacted him a few months after the hunt and told him the 60-point antlers, which measure 1.5-metres in width and are valued at up to $300,000, had ended up in the guide's hands.

The ruling found the guide erred in telling Boileau to give up the search for the wounded moose.

This still image from amateur video shows a moose that locals called the Monster of Matane. (Submitted to Radio-Canada)

No plans to sell

Boileau said he hasn't stopped thinking about the antlers and has no plans to sell them.

"I'd have a hard time parting with them given it's taken five years," he said.

"It would break my heart to sell them."

The guide was charged with failing to declare to wildlife agents that he found an animal that was hurt or dead, but he was acquitted of those charges on Sep. 11, 2015.

The guide countersued Boileau for $275,000 for defamation, claiming Boileau had damaged his reputation by alleging the guide tried to sell the antlers.

That case is still before the courts.