Thanks SJ, My guesstimated numbers were pretty close. The numbers don't sound too bad when you talk of 10 deer, but what about 1,000,000? A prolonged rut is not what the deer need, although that is nice for us to hunt. Longer rut means later fawns, which leads to late breeding does which leads to longer rut which leads to late....you know. A shortened more intense rut where only the dominant bucks get to breed is what is best for the deer. Getting as close to 1:1 ratio is the only way to accomplish this.
Buttons were always and will always be shot during gun season. But the bucks protected by AR more than make up for the BB's being shot. Plenty of BB's do make it through the year and will be enough to replenish the bucks that are harvested.