In much of the state the deer numbers have been reduced to a level that the habitat can support. Which means, yes there are far fewer deer. Much debate still goes on about HOW fewer.

HOWEVER, in other areas of the state(yes even public land areas) there are very good quantities of deer with good size bucks to boot.

So there is a bit of a disparity, but it's not like they are extinct even in the places where they are fewer in number than they used to be.