I have three or four points for trophy elk in Utah but will need three or four more before I can expect to draw. I seldom hunt for trophies but when my kids went with me I found them very respectable antelope. We were after a real B&C buck we had seen twice but he survived us.
If you are inclined to cross bows you should look at the PSE Tac 15. Blazing speed and real cams not just round wheels. Shoots a 26 inch arrow not a bolt so it carries a lot of energy down range. Capable of one inch groups at 100 yards.
http://www.pse-archery.com/prod.php?k=55444&u=1142
About the best I can do with a vertical bow even using a support is about a 6 inch group at 80 yards. I use a collapsible shooting stick to brace the bow right at the riser stabilizer junction and it helps keep the vertical dispersion down. Freehand, with no support I was getting 12 inch groups at 100 yards for eight arrows yesterday.