What is all the darn fuss about "trophies"? To be honest - I can't ever remember the word "trophy" mentioned @ camp when it comes to one of us harvesting a deer. Maybe we don't consider ourselves "trophy hunters". We hunt for the sheer rush of being outdoors, & away from the rat race.

My friends & I live in the burbs, and we all have wives & young kids. We don't live near large expanses of woods/wilderness. The public land that is close enough is so heavily hunted, we primarily avoid it altogether. The closest place around here to sight in a rifle is an hour & 10 minutes away. If we're lucky, we'll be able to get up to camp (7 1/2hrs away) in the off season for routine maintenance and some scouting.

I guess what I'm saying, is that we all pretty much feel grateful/lucky enough to get away for a couple days during bow, rifle, & muzzleloader seasons.

A trophy to one of us would be an 8 pt. & it probably wouldn't make any record books.

Yoopper Hunter