Except for the two years that I served a mission for my church, I have hunted ELK every year since I turned twelve in 1986, if my math is correct I have hunted elk for 17 seasons including this year. To date I have killed and tagged 11 elk, 10 bulls and 1 cow. Five with a bow, six with a rifle. This year a 5x5 bull. I also agree with ELKampMaster that any elk is a trophy!
I should add that my wife also hunted for ELK this year and missed a 6x6 bull.