To think that all areas are equal and that everyone should hold out for 160" deer is obviously, to anyone one that can be objective for one minute, a stupid assumption.

But as far as relativity for a particular area goes...........it is also some combination of naivete, ignorance, stupidity, or arrogance for someone to think that they areseeing the best deer in their area on a regular basis. I am not referring tojustone deer either, butthe top 5-10% of what your area offers.

If you are not occasionally (ocasionally defined as once every 3-5 years) finding sheds or dead carcasses of deer considerably larger than you regularly see, then you aren't looking hard enough or you are not looking in the right places.


If you are in fact ALWAYS (always as defined sometime during the season) seeing the largest deer your area has to offer each year, then your deer are really, really stupid.