RBO, I'll travel a short limb here and surmise you hail from Alberta.
Yes I do!
I have some land in north central Alberta where the prairies meet the boreal forest. I'm blessed with being able to hunt some land that holds some great potential. Back in 2007-2014 we had a string of hard winters that put a good dent in our heard numbers so it's been 4 or 5 years since I pulled the trigger on a whitetail.
We've had mild winters since then so numbers are getting better, I passed on quite a few in the 150"-160" last fall, I hope to see them again this fall.
Even in Alberta those big deer aren't behind every tree though. I have spent a lot of time in the woods finding them. Not many guys from around here have a collection like mine.
