I hunted Alberta mule deer in November 2007 and most of the hunters on the plane from Edmonton had actually hunted whitetail in Saskatchewan, and they were showing some pictures of great bucks, some 170 - 185 class.
That is when I decided I had to hunt whitetail at least once in Sask. which is this year.

The built in problem is the good outfitters are booked full by late January of the hunt year with 50% deposit. Which is way to early to know what kind of bucks will be available in November.

So it's sort of like playing stud poker, by the time half the cards have been turned over, you already have too much in the game to just drop out.