I have hunted in SE Montana for over 25 years and have seen very few trophy-class deer, be it white-tail or mule-deer. I hunt there for the antelope. Two years ago, I saw a 190 class white-tail buck, 6 big points on each side, but no tag in my pocket. The best mule-deer I saw there went over 30" with many points on each side, running with 5 other smaller bucks, on private property just off my place to hunt. Local ranchers said they never saw that buck again. Not to say there aren't any, I just can't brag on any place to help .