Many experts suggest a spread retsriction rather than a point count and I agree with that but I also understand why we started with a point count. Trying to get almost a million hunters to change was hard enough, couning points was more specific than asking guys to measure a spread on a live deer.

Personally, I feel we're about right on doe numbers in 2D and 2B but I look forward to the day when 2F can sustain more deer over the winter. I beleive it's very possible down the road but there ae still some overbrowsed areas. Smaller WMU's and more specific regional doe management would fix that situation very quickly.

Will, where are you headed in Illinois? I'm headed for Brown County next week and I'll be for there three weeks WOO HOO !!