ORIGINAL: OKIEBOWHNTR
There's no telling the numbers that are not entered in the books ! Here where i live in Southeastern Oklahoma you would be surprised at the 140-160 class deer that are taken and not entered scored or even mounted ! I have seen rackes discarded in barns that would make your mouth water !
+1 I hunt in S.E. Oklahoma and I can verify that. I have seen guys hammer huge deer and they would never think to enter them. I'm sure the same can be said for lots of other states. Hunting is big in Wisconsin and everyone there may dream of entering a big buck in the books. However, where I hunt it is really just for local bragging rights.
Actually, I bet a lot of guys don't even know about pope and young where I hunt.