I agree jag! As long as your happy then it is a trophy, in this sense any animal harvested is a trophy in my books. It is all about your experience, area, personal goals and standards. One should only measure him/herself on their own personal scale not others. For me the harvest is the reward of the hunting process, it is never a given. Regardless of what head gear it has or has not the experience and journey that gets you to that reward is the part I really love and call hunting.

I look for maturity and 150 class when deciding to shoot a buck. I love the meat as well and have no problems passing a young buck in lieu of a mature doe come crunch time/need some eats for the freezer.