Buckeye.....I'm not being captain obvious, now.

We have roughly the same numbers of deer PA has......and roughly ONE FOURTH the hunters. We have to do whatever we can to keep the herd numbers in check. Reducing harvests is NOT the answer. First....we need to get a handle on the numbers.

I'd be in favor of reducing the buck harvests for a year or three. Make killing does more attractive to the everyday hunter. I'll kill more deer with my bow, this year.....than THREE COUNTIES I could name you. We need more people killing more does.

Still......if we have a 1.5:1 buck/doe ratio.....we'll still never have the size deer other states have. We have our share of anomolies......but they're the exception and not the rule.

I really cant believe this fact is still debated by some.