Ryan,our deer herd took a dive around here as well.I look at it as a good thing though because the habitat was absolutely trashed.Hunters reduced the herd a great deal but so did the winters of 2003 and 2004.Deer need browse to sustain them through the winter and we have very little high quality browse.Once a doe loses about 20%of her weight,she'll most likely abort her fawns or they'll die shortly after birth.That's what happened around here.The last two winters were mild and the mast crop was huge last year.I'm seeing more fawns then ever right now.