I can say that I fall somewhere in the middle of your spectrum between a pure trophy hunter, which by my recogning is one who hunts purelyto mounta body/rack anddoesn't care about consuming the animal, and a puremeat hunter, which cares only about consuming the usable portions of the animal and have no intention of mounting anything. I personally prefer the meat to the antlers, and will shoot at any mature animal that gets within range and presents a clean shot. However, if two deer, one a mature buck with a smallish rack or a doe, and another buck with a larger rack,both presenta good shot, I'll take the large buck. The only type ofhunter that really torques meare the pure trophy hunters who will shoot a buck, capeit out and leavethe rest for the coyotes. If they donatethe meat or give it to their friends/family, then I don't ahve a problem with it.

Mike