That's exactly what's he's asking (I think).....it sort of got muddied up with whether or not trophy bucks are easier to kill during the rut or not. That really wasn't entirely the point though it was the example he used. I like the exampleyou just spelled out and it goes back to my "all things being equal" scenario with the exception of X and Y of course.

Of course you know what bag of worms this will open don't you?? I can see it now. That gun hunter's trophies are not as much of a trophy as this bow hunters trophies due to the method used to kill it. Never mind the fact that the gun hunters trophies are every bit as large (antler wise) or even more than the bow hunters......Where does it end?

This is why I don't like that term "Trophy hunter" because the word "Trophy" is so subjective. As far as I'm concerned if you want to hunt only big antlered deer and nothing else then go for it, nothing wrong with that at all but to call it "Trophy Hunting" is taking it too far.

Now before anyone says: "Hey BigJ, their called "Trophies" due to their antler size being in the top (insert % here) of all their species, that's why their called trophies and THATS why I hunt them[:@]." I know....I understand that and the term "Trophy" has become associated and synonymouswith antler size due in no small part to associations such as P&Y and B&C. This is one of the reasons why I'm not a big fan of either and if it weren't for the conservation efforts from both of them they would both be extremelyuseless to me.

Like any sport or pastime there usually is a goal to reach or a pinnacle to crest in order to show the world you have "made it to the top" but hunting is not as cut and dryas some other activitiesand it means different things to different folks.

I think Will is simply getting folks to dissect and think about what trophy hunting really is and what constitutes a trophy as well as by what means you are willing to take to kill your "Trophy"......in his own little way.