I'm trophy hunting now and really don't get into it until the beginning of the rut. I prefer to hunt residential because it is different hunting. You see a lot of deer and done right(no I haven't did it right yet) you can shoot huge. I see big every hunt. I came up the ranks and hunted public with the same responses I've seen posted here on this sight. Since then I have focused on where the deer are got permission to hunt in unconventional areas with a lot of deer. Keep looking and think outside the box.

Good luck!