its not teh fact of increasing the numbers its increasing teh quality and reducing the herd to meet the holding amount that thw environment can provide. I see poaching as a huge problem, how can you not?...listen dont preach to me that money can be better spent elsewhere..money is wasted all the time in NY. and trust me its not on DEC officers... are you one of the hunters that goes out once in a while, shoots what they see and call it a year. or do you put in hrs and hrs of scouting and tracking and stand placement trying to kil a mature whitetail?..and dont say you shoot whatever for food, for the money you spend on hunting clothes and shells and guns and the price of a liscnece you could buy a months worth of steaks.