I would think BT that the percentage of deer killed in the NC is lower then the more populated counties.There's alot more country for them to hide in not to mention the rugged terrain.There's also less hunters then there used to be in this area. But the pressure on the does the first couple years of HR was incredible.Man that first two years was non stop shooting.So there's no doubt HR brought the herd down in 2G.Now the big question is why isn't it coming back after a few mild winters?DCE will say the habitat but if the habitat supported high numbers for 30 years why can't it support 10 dpsm now?It crashed that fast?Right after herd reduction?Doesn't make sense.As I said before I think those low deer numbers are putting more stress on the few deer that are there from predators.