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As a hunter i truly cherrish all of them,but i love a whitetail buck,i dont really go by inches i go buy the way he looks and makes me feel during the encounter thats the trophy in hunting the memories

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a 23 ft Giraffe.

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That right there brother is the difference between a personal trophy (what really matters) and a book trophy. I'm with you.

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now thats some funny chit!

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I don't hunt for rack bucks but I do hunt for mature animals, regardless of the headgear - I like to take mature does and bucks

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i trophy in my neck of the woods is anything that makes it to 2 1/2 years old sad but true

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I won't shoot a buck unless he's a 4.5 year old deer, only exception would be if a 3.5 year old had a very impressive rack! I consider them trophy's but all in all I consider every animal a trophy that I harvest, weather its a doe fawn or a 140" buck. Weather its a 130lb bear or a 230lb bear, there all trophy's to me!!

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I see 3 types of "trophies".

Absolute trophies, which are recognized as the biggest of the particular species.

Regional trophies, which are the top end critters for your particular area.

Individual trophies, which are what ever size/type of animal or the situation surrounding the hunt ofsaid critter that the person who killed it deems it as a trophy.

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They are all trophies. The best thing that could be done for our sport is to throw all the record books away.

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To me a trophy in terms of whitetail deer would be any sized buck or doe that has exceptionally keen senses making it difficult to take.

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A trophy is any animal I take with a bow and arrow.

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A Trophy is a personal thing. What may be a trophy to one will not necessarily be to another. Be considerate and supportive of your fellow hunters.

Never Rain on Their Trophy!

Dan

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A true trophy is in the eye of the beholder!![&:]

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Anything bigger than the one I took last time

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Any animal that when sitting next to mashed potatoes and gravy makes my stomach growl.

Tom

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Well, I used to regard each deer I shot w/ archery tackle as a trophy. Not anymore. I don't even take pics of the does anymore. I view it as an accomplishment, but not a trophy. I'm proud of them, and I enjoy eating them, but not a trophy.

To me, a true trophy is something more. I'm not sure how to word this....Ummmm......Ok, for instance......I wouldn't drive a doe around and show my buddies anymore. I MAY call and tell them, but I'm not going to "show it off" anymore. A trophy, to me anyway, is something I would drive to my buddies house and say hey...Lookie what I did. It's special. Different.

I hope that makes sense anyway.

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IMOa trophy is what ever makes the hunter happy about the hunt and animal killed.

Unfortunately it is far too late now. Too much money involved. The folks that are hunting for inches of bone know exactly what they are willing to pay for.

I am not criticizing when I ask this but wouldn't you eventually run out of trophies? And then what do you do?

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Well I don't see deer as trophies, just food... If I have to say a trophy animal it would be any big cat, crocodile, rhino, wolverine, just about anything that will fight back if you shoot it. Deer whise, 10+ pointer, and non-typical.

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Exactly Don! Our ideas of a trophy change the more years we hunt.

If I have a new Hunter that stops by and is all pumped over a button buck he just arrowed. I may not feel the way he does, but I'm High 5ing him just the same.

To him it's a Trophy!!

and rightfully so!;)

Dan

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Any legal animal that I have taken and if it was a QUICK, CLEAN kill, I treasure it even more.

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This is how I see a trophy also.Well said Mobow.

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To me, it's not as much the size of the animal, but what I had to do to get it.

I am super proud of some old does that I have arrowed, more proud ofthan some of the bucks.:D

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When I first started any deer would cover my trophy status. My first doe I'll remember forever. I love them all and in a way they all are a trophy to me. However, The hunt is more the trophy for me. The memory. I think thats what the trophy is all about to me. I have most of my deer but a few I forgot to take pics or lost them. I don't shoot a ton of deer. 1-2 a year at most. There have been several years it was tag soup for me. However, I always challenge myself to up the bar each year. Either in size of deer or the way I hunt. This year I was fortunate enough to kill my best buck to date, a 153 inch 10 point. This has raised the bar for me. But not just in size of the deer. I'd love to take one with a bow I made. I'd love to get my oldest girl her first deer (my main goal for next season) I think it will be hard for me to top my 2007 buck but who knows its a goal. I'm not going to be that picky though, if a 100" buck walks by and I have a selfbow in hand...he'll have a bad day. :-) Or a nice non-typical ...

So I guess my thoughts are its natural for you trophy expectations to get higher as you succede in hunting. I take pics of all of them so I can go back and relive those moments. Thats the biggest thing for me.

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I consider any animal that I shoot with my bow a trophy.;)

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well any deers a trophy in my eyes, but i try to shoot my biggest buck every year

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any animal is a trophy but i like mature deer (over 4 1/2)

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Any animal that God gives me the ability to take :)

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Any animal that Iam able to harvest is a trophy in my eyes also.

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I think a trophy is one that tastes good on my dinner plate. :D

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again, I like the way you think Ryan.. Well said.

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Any good clean kill should be a trophy to anyone:D

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100% agree!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I also like Rybo's response....

I will add a buck has to have at least some"wow" factor to itfor me to consider it a personal trophy.