Though the question was "state", I believe that hunting up here in Canada will give you the best shot. As to the statements on "canned hunts", the big boys are out there on public land, and you can harvest them if you put the time in. At a big buck social, in our interlake area this year (central area of Manitoba), there were 4 bucks in the 170 class and the big buck winner was 186 3/8 typical. The cool thing was that they all were harvested on public land. Seeing racks like that on a yearly basis keeps you dreaming. After topping off the freezer during bow and ML season, I must admit that during rifle I becomevery choosey (even though I am primarily a meat hunter).If I had to pick a state then I would say Minnisota. While golfing thispast early fall in the north east part of the state I saw a couple of real brutes.