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Pretty much hunted all of the ones I really want to. I'd rather hunt them again than pick a new one. But if it had to be a new state, probably Utah maybe Idaho.

Kansas

With Northern NY at a very close second.

Saskatchewan....too bad it's residents only for their giant mule deer bucks. Probably why they grow the biggest, and most huge bucks.

They have some fine whitetails too.

That ain't a state, silly

Mule Deer-Wyoming.
Whitetails-Oklahoma.

I'd have to disagree on that one. Huge bucks exist both north and south of the blue line. Agriculture plays a big part in the body weights of southern tier deer. My experience has been that the racks and weights are pretty darn close in both locations but finding those big bucks in the Adirondacks is a whole lot harder. And seems to be much more rewarding.

+1!

Hunting I knew that is now gone is woodchucks on land like New York's dairy farms.

Due to the coyotes infesting that land the chucks are mostly gone. We were welcomed.

That's a simple fix silly

We went pheasant hunting in Southern SD . It looks like it could hold some real nice trophy deer. We jumped a beautiful whitetail buck in some millet or milo. I can’t remember. The guide/owner said that was a typical sized one for the area. I’ve always wanted to go back. Mule deer there too.

I don’t know a particular state ,but I’d think Missouri, Illinois or another Midwest state. Where’s the golden triangle?

My buddy who just battled cancer (had to remove part of a lung) just got back from Missouri. He didn’t see a big enough buck to shoot he said, but he did shoot a doe for the landowner.

I've never been to California and that's ok with me, but if I ever went it would be for a California Blacktail.

Alberta.

Oklahoma

i'm not picky. i would just like to hunt some place that you could have a reasonable chance of seeing a nice buck and be able to get it out of the woods without crippling yourself. the state property i hunt in PA is getting harder and harder for me. mountainous as hell and all the roads are blocked off and you have to walk and drag a long way. i miss real farm land hunting.

Adirondacks with my Ruger Hawkeye RSI S.S. 30-06

Are you required to bring out your deer whole in PA?

no. that thought has crossed my mind but then its multiple trips of multiple miles so i'm not sure if it helps. i shot a big doe way back in last year on the last day at 1PM and got it to the truck right at dark. stretched my achilles tendon in the process and ain't been right since. this year i will be just out walking and scouting since i had shoulder surgery in sept.

Dragging will tear you up. Unless you're shooting moose sized doe, should be no problem to fit one in a pack. Bone that bitch out, leave everything beyond that you will not eat.

50 pounds on your back is much easier than any drag.