I am sure the "experts" have all sorts of pretty charts and graphs they drew on their computers, and with their computer population models, that "prove" there are at least 2,000,000 deer in the state. The matrix can't be wrong, the equations are balanced!
Since the senate can't fire anyone in the executive branch, this is just a politician looking for a headline in an upcoming election year. Nobody will lose their job until/unless the new governor decides to make changes.