I’ll take it a step further. (Getting boring)

The best way to judge your trophy is to look at the work and skill you put forth in harvesting the animal. I don’t believe hunting over bait (food or licks) is really all that skillful and although it’s illegal anyway here in NY, I still wouldn’t do it if it were legal. Now in the states that do allow it, I say have at it guys, I hope you enjoy your hunt. Boys down in Texas or up in Michigan were raised this way and I don’t nock that. I just say it’s not my cup of tea.

Judging a bear on a bait pile sounds like a legit excuse and I buy it. Though as I stand right now I wouldn’t “$buy$” the hunt. I would rather pay big money for a trophy. (See above.) And then that melts into another point. How much of a trophy is a 150 class buck you shoot on the first night of a fully guided wipe your butt hunt? Does it tower over the 110 class buck on the wall next to it? The one you spent months scouting, weeks hunting before finaly beating it.

Well, you said you wanted it to get interesting!