1) Ifyou downed aB&C that just happened to walk by when you were intending on meat hunting, would it be as much a trophy as theB&C that some guy spotted oncethen went back the following week to score on?
I never intend on "meat hunting" if I have a buck tag. Can't honestly answer this question. Sure I have shot does when I still had a buck tag, but I never intentionally set out to do so. [/align]
2) Andwhat about a specifically targetedP&Yharvested after a month's chase -vs- the B&Cabove that was only seen once prior?Which would you consider more of an accomplishment and why?
I would consider the B&C more of an accomplishment, the odds of killing one are astronomical..... I donot personally know anyone who has ever killed one that would qualify forthe B&C all time record book.
3) Thenhow wouldthe winner of the abovematch-up compareto the matriarch doe that someone trail cam'ed, patterned, and hiked up and down the mountains of West Virginiafor several miles at a time all season to finally get a crack at?
Again, I would go with the B&C without question. There is a "dominate" doe in most all "home ranges", there is not a B&C or P&Y for that matter in every "home range". A mature doe is more susceptible to fall to a hunter than a mature buck as well with tending their fawns all fall. They are forcedon their"feet" by the youngins restlessness much more often during legal shooting hours than they would be on their hooves without them.