The inlines have no effect on the deer population.The doe population is regulated by antlerless allocations.If that doe wasn't killed by an inline,chances are it would be killed with a rifle.The concern is that by adding crossbows into the general archery season,more pre-rut bucks will get killed,thus shortening the archery season.That's precisly why muzzleloader hunters have never been able to have an early buck season.Crossbows will not increase the kill.Rifles control the harvest.