Depends on what you call a big deer I guess.Our mature bucks will generally weigh 175-200# before dressing, 130-140" bucks are fairly common on mature deer andthe area usually produces a couple of 170" plusracks each year. I realize these may not necessarily be considered big deer in other areas, butthese deer do not make anymore noise than other deer unless they are chasing during the rut.

As matter of fact, one of the neatest things I have experienced first hand while hunting was when a mature buck followed in the tracks of a 4 point by about 5 minutes on a crusty icy day that you could hear anything walking and crunchingon the ice pack a quarter of a mile away. The mature buck walked exactly in the same tracks as the 4 point and made no noise at all.