Its no more wrong to shoot a mature buck than it is to shoot a spike, when our role is to take the excess population to control the herd.


But to only seek out a "trophy" because you want to brag over it is, IMO, not the role we as sportsman best serve.


We ( the whole hunting community ) have never put an emphasis on trophy hunting for a reason. We have not farmed whitetails just for the hunter to brag over. It diminishes our role in conservation.

To specifically trophy hunt is mans lesser nature.