I have been following some of the threads where people are complaining about decreasing numbers of deer in some areas, especially in Pennsylvania. To me, however, it seems that whether there are "not enough", "enough", or even "too many" deer can depend on your individual perspective and experience. For example, in southeastern Illinois where i grew up, deer were very rare in the 1950s until restocking started. Up until the early 1980s, there was a small, but significant population, and people who put a lot of effort into it had a decent chance of getting at deer. Over the last twenty years the population has exploded to the point that I feel they are overpopulated, yet people are happy because, with not much effort, many people can get a good sized buck. However, many of these new hunters would be complaining if the population dropped over the next several years, even if the numbers were still well above that of 30 years before. On the other hand, some folks like myself wouldnt see it as disturbing since we grew up with more modest deer populations. Your thoughts?