I will agree that a deer on the opposite side of the county from you could not be your area, but if those 150"+ deer arewithin afew miles away, i would consider them your area. Im also only talking about Top End Bucks here, meaning in the top 10-5% percent of all the mature bucks in those few given miles.

Now to answer your question, the reason i say they should be considered is cause the deer dont know where the state, county and property lines are. One could easily walk that distance and chase a doe by one of your stands during the rut. Likely, i doubt it, but possible- yes.Also, all those button bucksand yearlings that are relocated from his area, well they have to go somewhere. The genetics are close and could be there. Are they, who knows.

In my opinion, a top end buck for any given area doesnt always exist every year.To use you asan example ( and my memory may be wrong), i believe that you mentioned that the only 2 mature bucks you have seen in your area were the 2 you shot. I think you also mentioned that you only saw 1 and a half year olds this past year except for the second mature buck. Does that mean that next year the top end buck for your area is a 2 and a half year old fork horn?