A TROPHY DEER IS ANY DEER THAT MAKES THE SHOOTER HAPPY AND PROUD OF. MY 10 YR OLD SHOT A SMALL 6PT. AND THAT IS HIS TOPHY DEER EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T NEARLY AS BIG AS POPS 9 PTER. MY FIRST BOW KILL WAS A 130LB. DOE AND SHE WAS A TROPHY TO ME. SHOOT WHAT YOU WOULD BE PROUD OF AND DON'T WORRY WHAT OTHERS SAY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE LAND WHERE THEY CAN LET DEER WALK FOR 6 YEARS. WHERE I HUNT IF THEY LIVE TO SEE 4 THEY ARE OLD TIMERS B/C NOT ALL JOINING PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE/PRACTICE THE SAME HUNTING MORALS. LOL