I live here in N. MN. I've seen quite a bit of large bucks in my area, a nice 10pt,and two 6ptrs.,and a grand daddy of a 14ptr.He gives me alot of heartache because he seems to stay out of my range and he seems to outwit me everytime,but I will never give up until he's on my wall.But it seems like everywhere in N.MN. people have been seeing big bucks lately.My guess is the mild winters we've had the last few years.