Well, being a Farmington native, everyone there knows exactly why the resident deer in unit 2(2B especially) aren't big. There are a couple reasons. First let me say that I'm all for O&G as many of us in F-town have deep ties with the industry....
Deer aren't big in 2b for a few reasons....First there IS ROAD ACCESS EVERYWHERE. Like it or not 30inch you literally can't go 1/4 mile without crossing a road unless you crawl down or up to a bench. Even those are litered with pipe line crossings and old pads. They don't hurt the animals whatsoever, but give everyone access to every piece of country between Lybrook and the CO line.
2nd, 95% of O&G workers are hunters and their job gives them a 365 day scouting trip every year. Combine that with the local cell phone coverage and every big deer in the country is monitored and scouted year round. Outfitters, DIY hunters and everyone else benefits from this info. When there's a big buck spotted, lips move, cell phones ring and sooner or later everyone knows about it.
You see more big deer as the migration kicks in, but even those deer don't go long without being tracked.
I won't mention the poaching that goes on out there because heresay and rumors never do anyone any good, but I do know of several O&G that have been busted poaching big bucks from 2b/2c. That doesn't help out the resident or migrating herds either.
Just some observation from 15+years of hunting that area. good luck and good hunting to all!