I agree with OFG. I personally see a huge difference even in washington with what I labelled migratory deer and local deer. Around my house in Olympia when I had to hunt close to home, these deer live in very brushy/think stuff and live year round. In other parts like Hood Canal, the snow will drive deer down to winter areas. These deer live in more open areas all year, and I think genetics allows the horns to grow wider due to the terrain. I may be saying it all wrong, but have a few bucks from both types of areas, and the color is lighter on the horns of open country deer (maybe rub their antlers on different stuff) and the horns are spread out more, like the california bucks I have shot around paso robles. The local bucks from around Olympia have tighter basket shaped horns. I have one 5x4 with 4" eyeguards that I am very proud of, its horns are almost black very dark brown probably from rubbing on alders. He has a very tight 14" inside spread and probably doesnt score over 115. He is a mature buck, gray face and throat, that maybe I am fooling myself, but he is a Trophy to me that if he grew up in more open area, would score substantially higher. I think we are dreaming, but a line of distinction would help identify the difficulty as well as differences in score of the brushy country deer versus the open country where you can spot and stalk.....