While reading Don Higgens' book "Hunting Whitetails in the Real World" a statement I truly believe that he made is that "A Mature Whitetail Buck needs a sanctuary" This is some awesome advise IMO. He says to set an area aside(the thickest place on your property) and no matter what, stay out of it. Give the deer a place where no human bothers YEAR ROUND. Big bucks will use this and you just hunt the edges around it. I highly recommend his book. I was highly impressed with it.