Thats a fair point Steel but the other group that has paid the lions share of the cost of our having a deer herd are the private owners of the property that supports the vast majority of the deer in this state. They fed them and provided habitat. Without them we would have a shadow of the deer herd we have. That includes farmers, timber companies, paper companies and just plain private citizens. It also includes the 90% of this state who doesnt hunt when it comes to non PGC owned public land.