My son asked me that if a buck came along, how many points should it have for him to want to take it. I said 1 point, at least 3 inches long. He looked at me kind of puzzled. I told him that as a young hunter, he should not set too high a standard for success. That trophy hunting comes along after years of success and is something that every individual decides for himself. I said that I would be the happiest man in the world if he was to harvest ANY legal buck (junior hunter) and would consider that buck, no matter how small, to be the greatest trophy of my entire hunting life... He said "Oh, ok Dad"