There are several states that have been known for producing big bucks consistently; Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and Iowa are some of the most well known. Out of those I would go with Iowa.

Wisconsin. Huge variety in habitat. Big North woods, farm country, swamps and marshes, and the famous Buffalo county. Can't go wrong with the badger state.

Depends on how big of whitetail you want, Kansas has some good sized deer and a good population, Nebraska has a good popluation but smaller deer than Kansas as far as body size.

I'd say all the midwest states: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

People are going to say Kansas, Ohio, and Iowa of course and I agree they are good states. I hunt in Northern Missouri and there's some biggins up here.

kansas

Ohio or Kentucky ...

We got many w-tails and a season for rifle hunters from early Oct. till Jan first. (Bow season much earlier) but I will not state which stae, unless we cane charge the NR the fees I pay to hunt out west. I understand Kansas has huge deer with large HORNS, and they should with all the grain produced there. I do know that the Rockies is lacking in both w-tails and Mulies now, so go Mid-west or deep south. If you Billfold is bulging, then go to Texas.Every Tom, Dick and HArry goes the fist few days of deer season, orange everwher. Wait a week or so, let the deer settle down then go hunting in most states, be patient for old big boy to show up, he will sooner or later. If teh bigger make it thru the first 2-3 days, chances he will beddown and stay put till dark then after the guns stop shoting he will fall back into his normal pattern proving the rut is not over. Rut here is the first week of season and the 2nd is aBOUT 30 DAYS LATER. i KILLED A HUGE W-TAIL LAST YEAR ON DEC. 16 which appeared the late season fawn does came in. Good hunting, great deer are where you can hunt and find them. Shoot-um-straight and often.

Iowa or wisconsin

The U.P. of Michigan. Great area. Plenty of deer. Awesome locals.

i personaly think western and northern kentucky get overlooked a lot i myself and many people i know all together have shot many trophy whitetails and i believe people dont appreciate the bottomlands of western kentucky enough.

i believe nebraska is they have a great population and great body size and very nice horns i shot a 156 class typical this year and a 142 class non typical last year

While I agree with everything that has been said, I am surprised no one has mentioned Michigan for big deer. For sheer numbers of deer I would go with Texas, Mississippi,or Alabama. Those states cannot rival the size of the midwest deer but, they post respectable numbers of B&C bucks every year.

year after year Ohio and the upper Midwest pump out some monstrous bucks.

Pennsylvania is an overlooked state we've got more hunters than any other state by far but truth be told most of those hunters are only out there for a couple days a year and the antler restriction is helping to produce some dandies here!

Naturally people are going to say what the best places to hunt bucks are, but if you want does, come to North Dakota. There is leftover doe tags every year.

Nate

MAINE but don;t come here there my deer, LOL

wisconsin

Mississippi! We have over 1.7 million deer

I live in the Bluegrass State(Kentucky for those who don't know). River bottom bucks in the western part of the state are big, but I would have to say that the biggest ones I have seen come from Wisconsin. I travel to Wisconsin about 3-6 times a year to visit family and the stories and pictures I see of harvested bucks are phenomenal. I would have to agree with golfing sportsman about the habitat. I have been all over the state from the corn fields and swamp lands of the south to the big north woods up around Black River Falls and Chippewa Falls and have been very impressed. The buck that was captured on film and harvested this year in Buffalo County that may be? the new record is only proof that big 'uns grow in Wisconny. I know there are bigger ones than that lurking in the Badger State.

Ohio seems to have some big ones. Although it is closer to me and I know a bunch of people who hunt there.

I have hunted in some great places in Nebraska Oklahoma and north Missouri but I don’t think you can beat Kansas I have hunted all over the state, you can find big deer almost anywhere, but northeast Kansas has more than a few monsters.

I say Iowa.........Great state to hunt whitetails!!!!!!!!!

Wisconsin or Minnesota me and my brother hunt there and we have taken some big ones.

mostly the midwest
everyone knows the huge bucks come from wisconsin this year a new record was set from where oh yea wisconsin

I live in Michigan and would say we have a lot of deer, ecspecially in the southern counties, but we don't have the big ones. But there are some big ones in the U.P. The best states for whitetail hunting would be the midwest states (Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa) and Texas too.

Wisconsin,Of course!

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I definitly agree with the Kansas Hunters killed my first Deer in Kansas when i was 13 160 8 point and now that i am in the Navy stationed out in Va i really truly miss hunting in Kansas, the deer here in Va are the size of a medium dog is really pathetic

i live in michigan and every year i drive to PA to hunt whitetails on opening day. while driving through Ohio i ALWAYS see at least one HUGE buck along the highway, and i know a few guys that hunt there to. OH is gonna have to be my number one big buck destination right now.

I would say Iowa if you could use a rifle...muzelloader & shot gun only :( Wisconsin if the rifle season wasnt only 9 days, so I guse My Minnesota will have to due, big body & racks up here but too many does per buck...No Perfect place.