Funny how 2G and now 2A are used as the examples.

In the 2G doe mortality study, 8% and 15% of the adult does that died died from hunting mortality. Yet 2G is held up as the "wiped out" WMU Tags are at the lowest levels in a decade per quare mile yet some hunters still blame the doe tag numbers. Obviously something else is going on up there.

As for 2A, the deer density numbers there are right up with the highest WMU's in the state. Personal observations arent really that significant but since thats what were hearing on this forum when it comes to 2A, I'll offer some too. The 2A hunters that I talk to hunt on and near a SGL in Greene County and still see dozens of deer most days and they take very respectable bucks. Most of the deer they see are on or coming from the SGL.

EHD did have some localized effects, some isolated spots were decimated (why we need smaller WMU's) but overall, the effect was not significant across the whole WMU.

Maybe 2A is now seeing a regeneration crash like 2G saw several years back.