If you're anywhere nera Portage Wi,then you do have big bucks around,8's , 10's with measurements of 120" and up. You just don't see em that much. They're like vampires.
The only way you'll see big deer consistantly is to manage the herd and this means tall, fences. Don't expect to see monster bucks like those on TV. These are professionally managed herds. Even if they don't have a high fence,they plant late season food plots to attract deer from adjacent properties.
BTW, I hunt between Portage and the Dells,and see a monster buck at least once a year, but it's usually only right ad dusk and not until late Oct or Nov.
The big bucks are there,just not that many of them.