Older mature deer become very wary and are very hard to pattern/find. So to alot of hunters it is probably easy to convince them that they don't have enough "healthy deer" when in some cases they just never see them.
My bio explained this to me when we spoke of ratios. I AGREE!
Bawana.....I look at it like a farmer planitng a crop of tobacco. YES....when I was growing up and raising tobacco....we had the end in mind. The harvest...and what that brought to our family. But I can tell you that I took a special pride in setting plant beds.....tansferring plants....treating for suckers....and the various stages of flu-cured tobacco harvesting. The "journey" was as fulfilling, to me, as the final destination.
I will enjoy my journey (as it relates to deer management) for the next few years. Of that I have no doubts. When it's all said and done (herd is more in balance.....and reduced)....I will have had a blast along the way.