Arent most of them in pretty rugged terrain??
“Rugged” doesn’t begin to describe lots of the hills/hollows of that area!!! Folks that kill big deer around there really earn them. I’ve got some good friends that hunt around there and I’ve gotten to hunt a good bit as a guest on their places: it has whipped me every time between the rough terrain and swirling winds!!!
That makes for some tough hunting and gives those bucks a big strategic advantage….as well as creating lots of hidey holes where hunters just rarely go…..which ends up letting some bucks get old……
I also wonder if living in that kinda rugged terrain changes the deer physically…..You would think having to climb those hills day in and day out would build more muscle mass than a flatland buck….assuming they have adequate food…..I wonder if that somehow translates to better racks?
