Finished up my first mule deer season. Little disappointed after having some high expectations but not harvesting. My dad and I hunted a 3600 acre ranch right on the edge of the cap in the Texas panhandle on a place that hadn't been hunted in years. The people that owned it talk of trophy mule deer all over the place. Sure enough, while drivin through the neighbors ranch on the first morning, a HUGE mulie walked within 30 yrds of the truck (too bad it was the neighbors place). At first my dad thought it was an elk. This boy was BIG, at least 6 inches our past each ear and at least 14 points. From what i hear, that is a trophy and he was the biggest deer i've ever seen. But besides him we saw a real wide 8 and a tall 10 but never another big one like the first morning. I was just curious on what constituted a trophy mule deer buck. How wide? How tall? How many Points? etc etc I hear that 30 wide is the magic number, but how can u tell that when out in the field? I prolly shoulda shot that 10, but it was the 1st day of the season and an hr into a 7 day hunt and we didn't have 4 wheel drive that day if he went off the cap. I'll see if i can get one of our crappy pics up for ya'll to see of the 10, tell me what ya'll think. Thanx fellas.