ORIGINAL: CAMPFOURCORNERS
whose to say those deer kill numbers are right or even close. i honestly believe the GC has nop clue on how many deer are taken each year especially if their main source of deer kills are from report cards or game processors. IMO they just put out a number they feel comfortable with depending on how the people are talkin. watch this year's deer kill will be slightly down from last year. when most people i have talked to have never seen it so bad.
What motivation would the blame commission have to falsify those figures? I can tell you that I think they are fairly accurate, but since us "sportsmen" don't return all of our report cards, they can't be one hundred percent accurate. They are the best available. If you have a source for better and more accurate figures, please post it. Personally, I do think the PAGC has a better idea of how many deer are killed statewide than either of us does. If you think you are better at this than they are, apply for the job.
Most people I talk to have never seen the hunting this difficult either. We are in the same boat here. I have freely admitted that I don't see as many deer as I used to see. Still, I think herd reduction was necessary. I have given my reasons for that in other posts. Also, I like the AR program.