I have hunted in FL, VA, PA and NY over the years. FL goes without saying (little deer). VA had some nice deer, but it is like anywhere else. The population is dependent on the area. Here in NY, we have some big deer in the Adirondacks (but, good luck finding them). We tend to have smaller deer in central NY due to younger bucks because of the hunting pressure. PA is the same way. The further you get from the pressure, the better the chances of seeing big deer. I always found the further west I went in VA, the bigger the deer were. Too much hunting pressure in the east.