I disagree that any deer killed with a bow is a trophy. Anyone can kill a deer with a bow in my opinion. Ive seen some deer that look like they have no clue what is going on and would come in no matter what you did. What im saying is that someone who doesnt put any time into scouting or any thought into scent control is going to get lucky sooner or later and shoot a young(dumb) deer. However, the guys that can go out and get in close to a 5.5+ year old buck or doe can consider that a trophy. With older deer I believe a lot more weight falls on your stand location, scent control, being quiet in the stand etc. A 5.5 year old monster is much more of a trophy to me then a young deer that doesnt know any better. As far as deer killed with a rifle, shotgun and muzzleloader I think that can be pretty easy. Especially with a rifle that can reach out to 300 yards, I dont consider that to be real challenging.