Records should be kept for fair chase only. Anything else is just farming and not hunting. I personally don't care about a record for a huge beef cow and look at a huge fam raised elk as the same thing. Great elk though and to each his own. I have been on guided hunts where mandatory due to laws but give me a choice I like DIY. I have shot 5 elk in 7 years all DIY and am still looking for a 300". A trophy is in the eye of the beholder.
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 11-24-2012 at 05:21 AM.