sorry, but i don't know where your numbers are coming from. at last report, the kill was just over 2500 for rifle season, which makes it 50% lower than last years kill, which would be expected with the foolish law they passed. and if the projected harvest for antlered bucks continues as such, and they follow standard qdm guidelines, you can expect that number to climb to perhaps 3/4 of last years numbers, and not much more.all of the qdm biologists that i have ever spoken with have said the same, including those biologists that sit upon the board of qdma. can never, will never reach past levels of buck harvests, they have said, because in their words that's how the game is played. ask them for yourself. the only ones that will truly be happy with this situation are those fortunate to have access to posted chunks of land with limited pressure.