A point that never seems to come up about these numbers is how much of this is attributable to the current 'earn-a-buck' program the DNR has in the state right now. (you first need to shoot an anterless deer to have the ability to harvest a buck at a later time)

I know of a fair number of friends, collegues, family members that come out to bow hunt in Waupaca Co, to get their earn-a-buck sticker so they can go back to their normal hunting areas during gun season and shoot a buck.

I know, not a super scientific approach, but just putting my 2cents out there.

don't even get me started on the DNR's supposed herd numbers that drive the earn-a-buck program [:@]