Huge flop for me in Sawyer County. Some friends I talked to neversaw a deer opening weekend. I counted12 shots that I heard opening day. Hard to believe. Stations claimed the kill was way down, yet opening weekend stats from the DNR say it was very good![:@]

I don't get it! DNR states doe kill was up 18% through opening weekend and that may not be enough to avoid earn a buck next year. The number was inflated because the T-zone , usually in October, was moved to December so hunters shot their doe last weekend instead of waiting. If hunters bag more does in the December doe hunt, what's the DNRworried about? Wait until all the numbers come in before you "threaten" us with earn a buck yet again. Personally, I think it's a done deal. EAB will be back. Never had a chance to get rid of it!