ORIGINAL: rybohunter

While I agree there are probably more mature bucks than people think, I still don't think they are EVERYWHERE. Pa had gone years and years slaughtering such a hi percentage of 1.5 old bucks, it was a true miracle that a buck made it to 3.5+ yrs of age. To say that there were Mature bucks in ALL the woods would be a joke.
Besides what if you had a section of woods that really wasn't condusive for holding mature bucks. There was not enough cover or too much pressure for them, they aren't going to hang out there at all even though they may be "around".