i just got back from michigan last weekend. they use feeders there also. they also use food plots there just like texas.they have land more condusive to growing thing than texas. i saw soybean fields everywhere thet were green and plush. guess what,there was a feeder on the edge of the field. i wish texas could grow things like that here but rock and cactus are not condusive to growing things. therefore you have to offer alternate food sources. i hunt the same direction you talk about and it is all 1 buck counties.where in the world did you see that many deer? what was the county?