Bigbuck there were two really big deer taken on the Patoka lake area last year. When I fish up there I see all kinds of deer up in the river. There was also a giant hit by a car last year in French Lick. You should check at the DNRs office on where it is legal to hunt in the park. My friend has a camp at Wild Ridge and has pictures of a true giant not far from his camp, He watched the buck for several nights this past summer. I thought about loading up the pontoon and heading up the river this year but I never got around to it, the land around the river looks untouched.