You have got to be kidding - 1983 VS 2005. What is your point? What does 1983 and 2005 have to do with the 05 allocations,most of which to my recollection were reduced.
No, I am not kidding. The buck harvest has been the most reliable indicator of the OWDD since the buck season has consistently been two weeks in lenght as long as I can remember,which is prior to 1960. AR 's decreased the harvest in 2002 ,but if Ar's worked as intended the buck harvest should have returned to normal in 2003.
However, the 2004 buck harvest was below the buck harvest in 1983 ,which indicates the herd has been reduced to the OWDD levels we had in 1983 ,which was 23 DPFSM or 13 DPSM. So, if 536K anterless tags were enough to control the herd in 1983 with a 2 day anterless season, why do we need 879K tags in 2005 to control a similar herd ,when we have all the additional seasons plus bonus tags ,that we didn't have in 1983?