I am not a fan of how the state manages out wildlife at all. Heads are in the sand.

Seeing deer is not my usual issue. I hunt numerous tracts of land both large and small and have had all if the tracts i currently hunt between 4 and 29 years. I have seen my properties suck, get better, reach a point where numbers are high or bucks and doe ratios are getting closer or further from1:1.
Changes in habitat such as planting crappy pines where soybeans once grew changes the herd. Cut overs cycling from 1st year to 20 year regrowth changes the herd. The natural cycle of the land plays a bigger role in this population issue than most realize. I am very picky about what properties I lease and hunt. Just because i can lease it does not mean i will. If its in an area where brown is down and mature deer potential is low then keep my money in my pocket and move along until a better opportunity opens up. All I can do is do my part to manage what I can manage. I have multiple properties so while some are on a down cycle others are at a peak. I know everyone is not going to have that opportunity. In that case you either help the situation of low population by backing off that trigger or you pick up and move to an area that is cycling on an upward trend.

Heres a prime example. In 2011 when we had the massive tornado outbreak the area I live and primarily hunt in got hammered. Many of those damaged areas had low to moderate population and the habitat consisted primarily of mature hardwood timber and mixed ag. Drop a couple of tornadoes in that and it becomes thick nasty regrowth and mixed ag. Populations exploded first 5 -8 years following that change in habitat. The age class structure also changed and about 3 years post tornados the trophy class deer that started hitting the ground around those tornado tracks was nothing like you would have guessed Alabama could produce. Pick up and move shop to new dirt if your population are low and you like to see piles of deer when you hunt. The state will leave you with an empty hand if you are waiting on them to fix it.