The trophy status is determined by the person taking that animal.....and no one else. Someone may see someone elses kill and think "Gee, that would be a trophy to me," but it's not theirs and they can't decide that for the person.

It is not determined by distance or any other measurable variable. It is determined by the person's perception of their accomplilshment.


There are guys on here that lay down buisers with consistency, and we have rookies who will soon go into the woods with a bow for the first time. These people will likely be going after different types of deer while they are hunting, but if they kill what they are after, they will both have taken trophies.