It's good that more and more people are trying to institute these plans on their own because state wide attempts usually do not work well. PA is a perfect example of this. They tried to reduce the doe population with wildlife management units (WMUs) and increasing the number of antlerless license allocations. What has happened is the WMUs were made too large and as a result does were slaughtered in some areas and are still vastly overpopulated in others.

One state that did a very good job was NJ. They have fairly small WMUs or zones and actually have different seasons and bag limits depending on the zone you are in. Combine that with selective antler restrictions and the earn-a-buck program and the quality of the herd in that state has improved dramatically over the last 7 years.

Other states and groups could learn from their example.