I live in Missouri and we are often over looked when it comes to deer hunting. I think that is because we have Iowa, Illinois and Kansas all around us. I feel that we are their red headed stepchild. We as Missourian's can't just go over the boarder into one of those states and hunt deer, but they can all come here. Most of your serious states have lotteries and draws, but not here. Any yahoo with a gun can come here pay a little over $100 and go right to hunting. We do how ever have a 4 point on one side restriction on our bucks. We have some big bucks here and a lot of public land as well and I've hunted all over the country. So believe me I've seen worse.