Yep; it takes good genetics, good nutrition and age to grow really big bucks. Some areas provide that for deer, and others don't---but it also takes knowledge and persistence, as well as a natural ability to be able to read terrain to know where to look and where not to---to consistently kill big critters. A little bit of luck thrown in never hurts...
A big emphasis on the persistence part. Most all of my bigger critters have been killed after days and days of trying, and refusing to give in and hang out at the bar instead.
