I am just trying to point out sometimes somethings other than age can dictate "trophy" status.
Agree.
If you'd made your hypothetical present a little less disparity......I'd have answered it, directly.
Both are huge trophys....one to the mature buck hunter and one to the antler hunter.
Now, take the 2500 miles that seperate the two places where these bucks were killed and put them on the same property.....which would be harder to kill? Sure, the Hanson buck will turn more heads, but the the 6.5 yr old is no slouch either.....no matter what his rack size is, he may not have been blessed with the genetics but I bet he's a lot smarter.
Thats a pretty good direct answer, though.