The trophy is definitely in the eye of the holder, If its a trophy to you then its a trophy. Any animal taken under fair chase and legal hunting is a trophy to start. The different challenges of that particular hunt or special things about the hunt or animal just makes the trophy more special. I took a budding bowhunter out on my land several years ago and we set up 75 yards apart to do some rattling. He took a little six pointer in a hunt that you couldnt have made up any better. His first bowkill, came in to horns at a run, stopped right under his stand and bristled up like e was king of the woods, good shot. You would think it was a B/C and it is still his most treasured trophy, all because of how the hunt unfolded.