Also, I fully get trend lines but a 20-25% drop in one year is a pretty significant swing or fluctuation…..especially considering that most all the counties that saw these significant reductions are grouped together in a possible CWD area.
Here’s what it looks like to me is going to happen with this Game Check data. There will be preconceived narratives that are formed and the data will only be recognized when it fits those narratives. For example, saying that it’s the “good ol days” of deer hunting across north Alabama but choosing to ignore significant declines in the data when it doesn’t back that up.