Why was recruitment low??? Maybe habitat was able to support few deer. You only have to look at the inner Adirondack Mountains to see how herd dynamics work. Big mature woods, lots of oak/beech/maple, mix evergreens, and fairly low pressure. Overall, low deer population /sq mi. Many 3.5-5.5 bucks killed up there every year. Nice 8-10 pointers. Most score well below B&C criteria. I'll do my hunting around agricultural land any day for numbers and size. If AR's and not killing does is the answer, why does Ohio kill more 140 pt. bucks in a single county then the entire states of PA and NY put together. Ohio has no AR's and liberal doe seasons. The only AR's you need to practice start with your own trigger finger.