Here in Massachusetts, you' d better take just about the 1st deer you see. The numbers just aren' t there for this type of hunting. The hunters in MASS want to see deer numbers, not particularly big antlered deer. My personal opinion is that if you' re so concerned about " monster" bucks, then spend the money and go hunt on a ranch that has restrictions as to what size deer you can shoot. Many people here in MASS only have one day off a week and we can' t hunt on Sundays, so I really don' t think it' s the state' s job to decide how big a deer you can take. I think it should be the hunter himself/herself that decides what is a shooter deer to them.