RE: you think your a trophy hunter?
i have filled my buck tag and two doe tags my first year and last year i filled the buck and all three doe. this year i got my buck in bow and it was my largest yet. a 6 point with lots of mass and a 17 inch spread.
i think it is a good idea to get a couple deer down before one looks for a trophy pope and young. to see one that big is one thing then not knowing what to do/expect will make it all the harder to get um. it takes lots of work, scouting and preseason time to even get to see something like that. or a whole bunch of luck.
besides the way i see it i can't eat the antlers no matter how big they may be