i tend to think that the situation will correct itself. If you are having a bad season this year, and less deer are being harvested, those few deer that survive unscathed will reproduce and yeild a better population next year.

And if DEC sees the lower harvest this year and either keeps DMPs the same or slightly lowers them next year, the population can recover quite quickly.

maybe im stating the obvious here, i dont know. Populations fluctuate, and a lower harvest this year *may* translate into a better one enxt year. I know this doesn't fill your freezer this year, but if you are blaming it on DMPs, then someones freezer has been getting filled.