Originally Posted by ipscshooter

Whatever you gotta tell yourself... You might want to do a little research on the subject, though... Maybe start at Boone and Crockett.

http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgreco...area=bgrecords

I'm just looking at the historical stuff, pre-79, so as to eliminate the impact of "breeder programs" (are those even eligible for B&C recognition?). There's a map there where you can see the concentrations of "record" class deer. South Texas has long been very well known for big deer, and it's not just since the inception of AI programs, and importation, etc.

Note that Texas authorized and began licensing "deer breeders" in 1985. Prior to that time, it was illegal to import deer from elsewhere.