IMHO the amount of effort a hunter puts forth should not be a factor in comparing the quality of hunting in various states. In many states you can have good hunting sitting in a tower stand all day and the only effort expended is climbing in and out of the stand. But , a hunter hunting out of a tower stand in 2 G with a PS DD of around 12 DPSM could sit in his stand all day and not see a deer.

Due to the large variation in DDs throughout the state it is difficult to compare the quality of the hunting in the entire state to another state. With 12 PS DPSM in 2G it may be comparable to hunting Maine or Vermont . but with 22 PS DPSM 2F it might be comparable to hunting WVA or Va.