Howdy from an ex-Illinois boy! I grew up in LaSalle county, and we fed-em the best corn and soybeans deer have ever seen! I've seen 200-250 lb. doe's and 300+ lb. bucks come out of LaSalle andBureau counties. I now live in SC, and they grow-em small here too, but as a deer hunter, I appreciate the deer no matter how big or small.Texas/Illinois/SCor wherevever, theirALL smart as heck, and every one of them is a trophy. A realtor friend ofthe familyjust sold a 300 acre farm in Pike county Illinois for 1.6 million to 3 major league baseball players just for whitetail hunting. And to think my brother-in-law sold his 300 acres about five years ago for a song!