In my opinion, the deer numbers aren't down that much if at all statewide. I certainly believe they're down in isolated areas, but not statewide.

Much like the state's figures, mine are not based on anything but a wild guess. Actually, mine are based on personal observations of hunting all over the south 2/3 of the state over the last 20 years compared to my experiences hunting 30 years ago.

Other than sitting on the porch in the evenings and counting rifle shots, what method do you know of that the state was using to estimate the number of deer killed statewide over the last 10, 20, or 30 years?