I think trophy deer are in the eyes of the beholder. You walk into Cabela's and you are overwhelmed by trophies. You walk into someone's house....or den, you see their trophy. You shoot your first deer when you are a youngster and it definitely is a trophy. Your first archery buck is dang sure a trophy. I count as one of my greatest lifetime achievements that first mule deer buck I shot in my first year of bowhunting. Is it a "trophy"? In its purest form.
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