40 years ago, almost everyone had a LOT less deer. When I started bowhunting it was the rare guy that got his buck every year with the bow. And the bow was the only way you shot a doe in those days. Deer herds today in most places are way larger. Size wise, not a lot of difference I'd say. In the wild you'd occasionally hear of someone getting "The Big One" It's still that way. I'm talking wild deer not farmed deer.