I wouldn' t care about receiving a trophy in any catagory but I especially would not display one that was a " runner up" . Don' t get me wrong I am not trying to rain on anyone' s parade, I love the friendly competition.

I do like the young hunter of the year award.

The animal that is hunted most across the country of course would be the whitetail so I would definitely have a big buck catagory. ( I would let you guys argue over the details. For example whitetail vs. mule deer vs. blacktail vs coues deer).

There are also a number of members here that hunt larger species, such as moose, elk, caribou, etc. I would be in favor of them getting a catagory as well.

Viewer' s choice is a tough catagory. It is almost like a photo contest. Although out of conviction I might not vote a photo of Tiffany Profant and her smiling bucks for the top spot, I might spend more time looking at it.

For the Alaskan people or others who hunt Ursis horribilis. You could call it the ' Award of Courage' (or insanity, take your choice ). This would be given to the person with the biggest bear harvested with a bow.

Bottom line is, it is easy for those of us who don' t have to do any of the work to be critical. I hope my post is not viewed as being that way.