I grew up hunting Michigan public lands, which are amung the most hunted anywhere. I found that hunting multiple areas, and spending serious time in the off-season scouting were critical. Keep in-mind, when hunting areas that are being pounded, the big ones either get killed or learn to become ghosts.

I would urge you to spend some time knocking on doors of private farms and trying to find a better place to hunt. You simply will-not kill big deer where they do not live. Took me many years to realize this! I now live in Iowa!