Our situations must be entirely different. At one time I shot the #4 archery buck in my state. I shot it on private land that permission was granted through knocking on doors, asis the case with all of the land I hunt. It is much harder to get permission this way now days, but still possible.

As far as I know, speaking of whitetails, I think that all of the top B&C and P&Y record book deer came from private land where permission was granted. I don't think that any of them came from a high priced, outfitter guided hunt. My point is that I don't think that anyone paid big money for the very top whitetails.

Even if they did, it wouldn't bother me because I'm happy with taking good bucks from the areas I hunt.