Everyone has stated there are fewer deer to see but "better" deer overall and older more mature bucks to be had.
I also believe this to be true.
Many say you can't eat horns.I agree with that up to to a point.Then we have or should have as hunters a game management plan when we go afield.As sportsman we owe it to a certain degree to "Let Em Grow".
I don't think that human subsistance is a valid concern in deer management. If you want meat beyond a deer a year, go to the supermarket. Hunting is formost a recreational activity, not a human relief effort. Where deer densities and habitat can support hunter/gatherer activities it's OK, but expansive mature forests cannot be expected to produce that volume of meat per hunter. If you want free meat for the whole year, go to a region where unlimited bonus tags are offered. Some think of deer hunting as a welfare program.