Rumor has it that Maryland is doing the same thing this year. For the most part, I agree with Leverdude that poachers will do what they're gonna do, however, I think this opens the door to allow people who may not be 100% law abiding to kill illegal game.
Under this policy, all you have to do is kill a deer and fill out a form, you don't have to go through the same checks and balances to confirm that it was a legal kill.