NO bash here just asking, WHY does everything we kill HAVE to be a trophy??
why cannot it just be a kill for food or sport or??
using the word TROPHY to em sort of adds a negative to hunting, I DON"T hunt for a trophy, I shoot what is legal when legal and what makes MEW happy , be it a deer with BIG antlers or not, I don't consider my kills trophy's, I call them successful hunts with a harvest!
I won't shoot anything I DON"T want, period, nor will I shoot the first LEGAL thing I see(no bash here either)
my reasons for HUNTING for enjoyment,NOT for food, as I can BUY food as needed.( I do eat what I kill, though and always will, or WON"T kill it) or for trophies!

I hunt because I enjoy the sport, I feel it helps wildlife, and it keeps me mentally happy, as it has brought me decades of enjoyment and memories I will have forever!
I cannot tell you how many LEGAL game animals I passed on, just to be able to enjoy the chance to have more time afield

I just find it sad some times when so many folks seem to need to add TROPHIES to things as if that makes it more important or valid or??
its like kids today that EVERYONE gets a trophy for playing, NOT winning or??

what ever happened to just playing cause you enjoy it, why does there have to be a prize or one implied for so many to find reason to do is!??
I guess I am just an odd ball here and that's fine with me!