Never occured to me to complain about low deer numbers there back in the 60s, because that's just how it was. Now that some people enjoyed great numbers of deer for a few years and have seen these numbers decline due to HR, guess that's the reason to complain?
The difference is the PGC was not responsible for the perceived lack of deer in your area in the 60s. The deer have proven over many years that the habitat can support a lot more deer than the PGC will allow in many areas and that is why so many hunters are complaining.