agaucher: I too have had days where I've spotted 100+ deer, but not from a stand overlooking a pipeline.

early in: I was simply making a generalization. Of course there will be days when a hunter will see more (or less) than 5-10 deer. There will also be days when he/she will see more bucks than does. My point was not to expect to see boatloads of deer (unless it's from the cab of a truck).

As for the buck:doe ratio in Alberta, I couldn't giveyou an accurate number off-hand. Also, there is no magic number that applies universally throughout the province. However, I could look up some past numbers for different areas based onannualaerial ungulate surveys once I'm back at work.