I'm a meat hunter myself. I admire a trophy buck as much as anyone but they don't taste that good imo.
I've got a couple of thumpers here but I leave them alone and look for button bucks and young does that don't have the "gamey" taste I dislike.
I'm hoping one of my grandsons will get a crack at one of the old big antlered boys. I remember how much I wanted to get a trophy size buck when I was younger and I would have a wall mount made for them.
One of these days boy and buck will cross paths and I hope I get to be there.
