The HRZ and EZ never will work unless they're trying to ruin hunting for years. It's a fact that trying to kill all of the deer in an area won't work.

The DNR saysthe numbers are too highbut has anyone ever thought aboutasking them about their counting procedures. I've seen them on TV flying over areas and the newscaster saying the DNR says the herds are too big and must be reduced. How does the hunting public know where that footage was taken? They don't, they could fly over refuges such as Eagle Valley near Cassvillewhich is thousands of acres that no one can hunt on. Yes there is a lot of deer there but it doesn't do anything for the hunter when they can't go in there.The same with the DNR counting deer tracks to get counts are they aware the deer do have 4 legs? Unfotunately probably not.

The Eradication Zone and Herd Reduction Zone is full of private land that the owners don't allow hunting or only a few people, relativescan go on. They own it so it's up to them and I understand that, the DNR doesn't. They can't force landowners to allow hunters in where the higher counts are so they issue a bunch of tags anyways and the public areas andsome privatelands wind up taking the hit in numbers. Yet the DNR will say the area or zone is over goal or capacity. It doesn't take a genuis to figure that out but it seems to be out of the DNRs grasp.

I saw more deer in the late 80's and early 90's than I see now. The DNR will disagree but that's a fact.