Leroy, you're spot on, said it repeatedly and it just ticks people off. The State owns ALL the deer! While the State is "technically" managing deer, in reality they're managing deer hunters for the greater good of the deer (not the greater good of the hunter). And I don't even believe in today's time the purpose is to use hunters as a tool to control the population... I think they're having to be careful today about it going the other way. Most of us agree there was an overharvest for the past 20 years, coyotes have exploded, loss of habitat, more car collisions, et al. I just don't sense that the average hunter concerns themself with the larger picture. We are selfish creatures!

Just a random example... There are proven and repeated studies showing a correlation between the presence of mature bucks in a social structure and that herd's immune system. Y'all this is SO much bigger than just how many and what size deer you want to kill. Managing a DCNR is wildly complex, "hunting rules" are but a sliver of that pie. Some decisions (while they affect hunting) weren't purposed to be about "hunting", but instead are about herd health, or other ecological matters. This is why I'm telling y'all that Sykes is an elite level deer guy. Hell, I don't know about his political manners or personality, he may suck at that part of the job, but you're being foolish to pretend to know more than him about "your" deer.

It seems you're all caught up in some political gamesmanship, while those who know the most about DEER don't have a problem with the current DCNR.