I certainly agree germain. But 1 out of 50? there has to be more going on here! I cant remember the predator kills in the study on the adult deer but I will look for it.

I sympathize with you guys in 2G although we seem to have more members this year posting success stories than we did before. It will be interesting to see the harvest figures from 2G this year.

I also have to say again, the Forest County paper (where I hunt mostly) runs Slimesky's column regularly and the letters to the editor are heavy on the no "deer themes" yetthe hunters I know continue to harvest good deer in respectable numbers on public and timber Co land in the areas covered by that paper. That same paper has been running lots of photos of nice bucks since archery season as well.

I've got my own theories as to why but I welcome yours!