Presently I see no significant concerns with the statewide breeding rates, though there certainly is still room for improvement. I am also confident we will see improvements as more information becomes available from the ever continuing research and data collection.
If you see no significant concerns now that the breeding rate has dropped by 5%, why did you have significant concerns when the breeding rate was 5% higher. Before, you claimed ARs were necessary to improve the buck to doe ratio , improve the breeding ecology and breeding rates and reduce the breeding window. Now that none of that happened as predicted suddenly the lower breeding rates and lower recruitment are not a significant concern. Can you explain why you believe that now?