trophy hunting

Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game. The trophy is piece of the animal that is kept to represent the success of the hunt. The primary game sought is usually the oldest and most mature animal from a given population. This is typically a male with the largest body size or largest antlers or horns. Parts of the animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial (usually the skin, antlers, horns and/or head), in some circumstances the carcass itself is used as food.