Hunter numbers are down nation wide. Economy, loss of land, cost too much just ain't cool no more.. Who knows what it is. I can only speak for land I've hunted but coyotes are the biggest problem as far as deer numbers go. I was in a club that used to see 20+ deer on a hunt and they'd kill 120+ a year. They don't shoot does. U go there now and you will be lucky to see 20 deer in a month. 20 years ago they had big hardwood timber and no coyotes.. Now they got mostly pines and ate up with coyotes.. They are lucky to kill 60.