What do you suppose happened to all of those deer the hunters weren’t harvesting for all of those years when hunters were only harvesting half as many as they had been before? You don’t figure aliens where stealing the deer hunters didn’t harvest or that they were migrating from Elk to Allegheny or Greene County do you? Or, do you believe those deer are still hiding here somewhere in Elk County and the hunters just can’t see them?
That is just about as dumb as it gets on the MB. The deer hunters weren't harvesting those deer, because they weren't there to be harvested, because the previous harvests reduced the OWDD and recruitment.
You don’t seem to think the environmental conditions result in reduced deer recruitment and naturally declining deer populations so explain why the deer numbers didn’t explode with nearly a decade of greatly reduced doe harvests here in Elk County.
Because the reduced harvest still equaled or exceeded recruitment. Furthermore, by asking that question , you have just proved to everyone you don't even have the most elementary understanding of herd dynamics and deer management.
BTW, I accept your apology for misleading readers regarding when the high antlerless harvests occurred.
