I got to thinking of another way that states judge "trophy quality." In NV, they keep track of % of 6 point bulls and 4 point bucks. Sheep are judged by the number of 160+ for deserts and I think 150 for calis, and 170 for Rocky's.
Anyway, with a year like this, after last year's good spring, and fairly mild winter, I am sure there will be a lot of 2 year old bucks and bulls that will be sporting 6 points and 4 points on at least one side, if not both. Although, that seems like a good way to judge what is being taken, it does nothing to judge the true trophy quality.
I think the only true way to judge trophy quality is to actually have successful hunters measure their animals, or certain parts of the antlers that would give a better idea of the total score.
Maybe have hunters get two length and two mass measurements?
I think NV does this with the bulls already to some extent by measuring the length of one main beam.
Maybe a combination of all three things, and some way to figure it all out into a number to aim for. I am sure there is a math wizz out there somewhere that could do it. # of points, length of main beam, and age??
Just some thoughts.
Later,
Marcial