It's impossible for the DEC to know how many deer are in each area. It should be up the the hunter's discretion how many deer they kill. If you have no deer inan area why wouldanyone then go out and hunt to kill the last one?
Again.......in theory you are correct.......but when the DEC is giving out truckloads of tags to everyone in town this sends the message that they want a bunch of deer taken out of that area.........So I don't see how a hunter is supposed to not shoot anything when the DEC is telling them to shoot everything. A single hunter can not (and should not be forced to) make a decision of how many deer to kill based on it's effect on the big picture........that is what the DEC is for.
Yes this is what for the DEC is for but when they keep giving out tags then it`s up to the hunter`s to pass on deer in thier area if they think the pop is down. I got 3 does that are staying on the 58 acres I hunt and my wife and I have passed on them almost everyday. We hope atleast one of them is carrying a baby. If it gets any worse in this state I think us hunters need to come up with a game plan.
mike