They say we have all these deer and we don't.

look at the numbers:

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/news/pdf/2005_9_day_table.pdf

the buck harvest was up in most counties while the antlerless harvest was down. statewide the buck kill was up by 11.7% and the antlerless kill was down 2.84% from last year.

this is unhealthy for the herd if the numbers get too lopsided and the earn-a-buck policy is the tool to make sure that does not happen. personally, I saw between 15-25 deer on average through gun season. My father saw 15 different bucks opening day alone...