In that situation, the 150 in deer would definately go down. I think a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. If a 125 in. deer is a trophy for the area you hunt than take him. I some states a deer that reaches this size is a trophy. Some people shoot every deer that walks by, and for a deer to make it through its first two years is rare.

In my case, in Illinois, I have the luxury or passing deer like this. In other states, in order to kill a "trophy" deer, I would be happy to take a deer that scores over 100 inches.