RE: It's better to be lucky than good - deer down!
I think your lucky and your good, it is not an either orthing. Also rule #1 hunt where there are lots of deer!!
You're right chapman- the very large #'s of deer around might have something to do with it. We own a 60 acre plot, and we've taken 9 deer this year off of it, and haven't even made a dent in the general population. We've averaged 7 deer per year for the past 6 years and the #'s keep growing!