.0026% ? I'm so depressed I think I'll quit hunting.[&o]The thing you forgot to factor in was habitat. If you own the best land and manage it for deer your % is going to go way up.

The fact is (and this is true for anywhere you will ever hunt) There are a few select places that produce trophy deer. These are usually the result of managed private land or places where hunting is not allowed.Access to these places is almost impossible. I travel 170 miles north to do my hunting. Within 10 miles of my house a 180+ buck was shot last year. rumor has it that the guy shot the small one. My chances at the other one are far less than .0026%. [&o]I have to laugh at all the people who look at those maps of trophy deer and believe that there is a trophy deer hiding behind every tree in Wis. Most of those deer are taken off private property where the deer are allowed to mature. I hunted for many years in central Wis. I saw only a handful of big bucks in all those years.
If I had the money it takes to grow trophy bucks I would retire instead and use the money to enjoy all that this world has to offer.

Many people say that age determines the trophy. Why do these people then complain that their area doesn't produce inches? Why do they suppliment with minerals? Minerals don't increase age. Why do they plant food plots? Why don't people look at a deer mount or picture and ask "how old was he"? Why do people ask "what did he score"? Why does the deer contest on this forum go by score and not age?