I hunt in 4c on public land. I hunted for 14 days(archery and rifle)and sat in about 6 different stands in previous great cover. I saw 7 deer in total. Still looking for a rub. 2 Doe. The land is public and is around 15000 acres. The farmers came in 3-4 years ago with pockets full of tags and shot dozens of deer every opener. Same stands I always saw at least 10 deer a day in archery.

I agree with the herd reduction, but the public land brown it goes down is hitting the public land hard. I probably talked to 25 hunters the 4rd evening of rifle season and I bet 20 didn't see 1 deer. We may have gone a little far.

My opinion. Allocate the doe tags to public/private land. I live in an area where it is all private and I bet 18 out of 20 days while driving to work I see deer.