RE: field judging elk
If he can scratch his ass with his 6th point he is a shooter! JK
The more elk you look at the easier they are to judge. I judge anything over 300 as big but other people wouldn't touch a 300 bull. As above mentioned a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. If you shoot a raghorn bull and work your ass of for him and pack him out on your back he is a trophy to me. It's all in the eye of the shoot..
Great suggestion to look at the G4 as it will stick out there on a good bull.Then the whale tail will tell you a good bull as well. (Split of G5 and G6)