My two cents worth. I've lived in KS, NC, DC, ID, WA, and MT. I've travelled through much of the east coast from VA to PA, and everything west of the Mississippi. I'll take MT.

That said, I had a good buddy from PA, and spent a couple weeks up there one time. He and his hunting buds showed me around. I thought I was a salty westerner, but those boys really knew there deer herds. They probably had forgotten more than I ever knew. I think that hunting environment in PA and vicinity breeds some great hunters.