I live about an hour away from poughkeepsie and I havn't heard of sharpshooters being used to control deer numbers in that area.Farmers can be issued nuisance permits,maybe that is what is going on.
A 3.5 yearold buck in our area is still a rarity even with AR protection.I would be curious to see what there survey data was.As I mentioned the other day the buck take in 3C was less than one per square mile,that is an AR area,I believe 3J is above 2 bucks per square mile.Most of my hunting is in 3A and 3C although I intend to expand my horizons a bit.