I have always felt that the big bucks are in deep to be a misconception, the big bucks in deep are not pressured nearly as much as other deer, as a result they are easier to outsmart.

There are big bucks throughout white tail country, the smartest ones are the ones that live in heavily hunted/traveled/populated areas, they are far harder to kill than the deep woods bucks, they bed in the thickest stuff you can find, except for the rut these old boys stay nocturnal, they will not budge from their bed until it is dark and will return to their bed long before daybreak. Even in the rut these big ones will move far less than young bucks.