I think this is a big reason why I just assume not going to the Midwest until I'm about dead. If I don't personally know its awesome hunting and the bucks are much bigger then I can just hunt Bama and be satisfied chasing 120-140 inch with the occasional 160 plus deer with a so so rut. And the more big bucks killed where I hunt the less I get the urge but it sure does look and sound like fun!
I hear ya. I went to the land of giants 3 times, only saw 1 buck bigger than anything I'd killed here. I decided I had no business going North for Whitetails. Now West for Elk, something else, that's where I'll spend my out of state hunting $. You get one of those monsters bugling,breaking trees and blowing snot about 75 yards, now that'll get your blood pumpin'!
