Something bothers me about that statement. First of all congrats on a great buck. If that's not a trophy to you, then what is? That would be a fine trophy and wallhanger in my book any time. If he is not a trophy to you, then why shoot him? If you wanted meat why didn't you just shoot a doe and let him get older and bigger? I'm not knocking you for shooting him. I would have taken him in a heartbeat, because in my eyes he is a trophy. Please don't take this the wrong way, just wanted to know what a trophy is to you and why you decided to take him for meat when you could have taken a doe.