There is a big difference in being one that employs sound management tactics(doe harvest, lettingyoung bucks walk, habitat enhancement, etc,)and being a "trophy hunter". I guess it depends on your definition, but when I speak of a dyed in the wool trophy hunter, I'm talking about those that take management to the extreme to create an unnatural situation(fences,deer 'supplements' designed to 'grow' bigger racks,etc.)that is targeted at 'the bigger the better' approach. There are stewards of the land and there are those that , at any costs will do anything to attempt to manipulate the growth potential of 'their' herd. Mineral supplements, 'super' feed, turning their property into 90 % foodplot then sitting in a 'condo' stand while they pick over deer in a field is more like farming the deer rather than hunting. Lok at the vast majority of magazine articles today. They used to write about how to interpret sign, scouting, understandingthe rut, etc., and now these have been replaced by food plot implementation.I hunt, actually hunt in the woods, believe it or not, for a mature buck, actually 2 here in Georgia. A mature buck is a challeng regardless of the rack size.I take does, primarily during bowseason, so as to not be shooting a doe that that buck may be chasing during the latter stages of the rut.I pass up younger deer, and I do not manipulate , like a bodybuilder on steroids, the growth of the bucks.And any deer taken should be eaten by you or someone else. It is too common to find people that take the head for their wall, and to brag, and then discard the carcass. Another issue is the future of hunting. Non hunters make up the vast majority of the population with antis and hunters being pretty close in number. I have yet to come acroos a nonhunter that is in favor of the 'trophy' hunting appraoch, as I have described it. Without fail, the first thing they ask whenI mention hunting is, "Do you eat the meat?" , and I've found very,very few that still object if this is the case.If the trend continues as it is presently with the emphasis on racksize primarily, then we will lose the battle as the nonhunter is turned off by this approach. And of course, who are you or I to look at the guy that has hunted hard for several years,finally bags a 6 point yearling, and is beaming from ear to ear to only be shot down by a 'trophy hunter' for taking an inferior buck? There's too much ego and not enough overall concern for the average hunter who is content withany deer, and for the future of hunting within the 'trophy at any cost' direction that many seem to be taking.