I worked at a deer processor in Livingston AL back when I was in school at UWA. A guy brought in a monster buck to the processor and I put it on the scales myself. It weighed 248lbs. The man said he killed it just outside of Aliceville and he didn't really act like it was a big deal to kill one that big so that makes me think it wasn't all that uncommon in his area. The rack was also huge(no idea what it scored but it was much bigger than any deer I've ever seen dead or alive) but the guy who killed it told me he didn't intend to mount it, and that he didn't even care if he got the antlers back. So that makes me think it wasn't all that uncommon. I know I took a picture of it myself, and if I can find the pic I will try to figure out how to post it
It's definitely not abnormal for deer in that area with regard to body weight. 200+ pounds is nearly as common for a mature deer as <200 pounds. The deer density now for that area is less on average than it was 15 years ago and average weights are down a tad on average as well. But in the area that is still in production, deer are still larger than most in terms of body weight. Their racks are good, too, but they are not much different than any of the other above average areas in the state.
