I dont know if other states have instituted Earn a buck regs. but the area of Wisconsin I bow hunt has been an EAB unit for 4 of the last 5 years. At first I was supportive of the regs because it would not be uncommon to see over ten does in an afternoon of bow hunting and over thirty deer opening day of gun season. Pretty much all these deer would be does with maybe one or two 1.5 year old bucks and no mature deer.

Since then most hunters in my area agree that one or two deer is a good afternoon, and I personally saw three mature deer bowhunting last year, but way less deer overall. I am just wondering if EAB can be taken too far by the DNR. I cant remember the exact number but the QDM website only suggests taking a few does for every couple hundred acres, if you have excellent deer habitat. My in-laws pack 12 people onto 80 acres for shotgun hunting (not uncommon around here) , if they all shot a doe I think the herd would be decimated. What do you guys think can EAB go to far in thinning deer numbers?