Trapper,
I understand in some states you can not shoot does,I alos understand thet when you find a leagle buck you better shoot him cause someone else will.
But I live in a state that allows me to shoot any leagle elk,deer,moose,MT goat,Big Horn ect...I wan' t,under state game laws and tag restriction.
If it were not for pepole who " Trophy Hunt" you would not have a chance at the bucks you get,someone has to pass them up.
I saw lots of 4x4' s,some 5x5' s but when I applied for my tag I went for a 6x6 or better zone. My first bull elk HAS to be a royal or better
Thanks Plainsman cause someone will gladly harvest that 4x4 or 5x5 and call him their trophy.
As for the grizz,when Montana allows grizzly hunting I hope I draw a tag,and any leagle grizz will be a trophy,same as when I draw a moose,Big Horn tag.I will shoot the first leagle one and with horns.
Hunting is exspensive,I cannot afford a Alaskan Grizz hunt,or Yukon moose hunt,I will raffle my hunting right for a in state tag,for a once in a lifetime hunt.