I' m in no way a " trophy hunter" , I enjoy the hunt. If I go home empty handed...Oh well... It was fun to be out there trying to outsmart the critters. I just got back from elk hunting in CO and came home empty handed. I didn' t even see a legal bull. If I' d had a cow tag I could have filled it the first morning. I followed big bull tracks all over that mountain for 4 days and never did catch up to him. Every trick I tried, he was at least 2 steps ahead of me. If I had seen a legal bull(4x4 or better) I would have popped him and been happier' n a pig in crap. A legal bull would be a trophy to me. When I deer hunt, it' s the same way. If I get a bigun, great! If not I' ll take whatever' s legal and comes my way. I can' t wait to head back to CO and see if I can outsmart that bull, but if I get a shot at a 4x4, I' ll take it and be happy with my " trophy" !