I would go to another state if I had the choice. I know of places in North Carolina that have big deer. They all are on food plots around game reserves. Most North Carolina deer that are big have been pumped protein. They have tall thin racks instead of broad thick racks. I live in Eastern North Carolina, where deer dont get very big in the wild. Most hunters around here kill every six pointer they see. You get lucky if someone passes up one and he becomes an 8.