It was very quiet in zones 28 and 35. Check station only registered 16 bucks the first day. That is down from 18 last year, and 26 in 2000. The real sad part is that prior to the 2000 season, the average at the same station was about 75 deer on opening day. Back in 1995, it was 80 deer, and has dropped to where it is now. The biggest decline was after the 1996 season when 77 deer were taken. 1997 was down to 40, 1998 was 33 deer, 1999 was 35, and 2000 was 26. Is it a coincidence that in 1995 they expanded the antlerless season through the month of January in this area, and allowed unlimited antlerless deer?