Found this. No Indiana has not passed Illinois and likely never will as long as they have 16 day shotgun seasons. However, beats the hell out of Michigan with rifle/2 bucks/long rut season!
Really deceptive stats though, because as I mention Iowa is way better quality. Hands down. Stats skewed by much lower hunter numbers.
Where does it compare to the number of bucks harvested in those years... In Illinois you can shoot 2 bucks, so that means there are going to be more bucks shot! Never stated that Indiana put more buck #'s in Boone and Crockett, just that your odd's are better statistically of shooting a Booner in Indiana as opposed to Illinois. What % of bucks taken during those years, were entered in B&C.
Zim you having hunted Iowa, how many wall hangers have you taken from that state?