SS. The ODNR says their target goal of 25 deer per square mile ( which is basicly 50% of max. carrying cap.)is the perfect DD. goal because it ensures the health of the habitat, the herd, the health of the other species that share the habitat. It also keeps all parties invloved happy, the hunter of OH. the farmers and the insurance companies.

Gino, when the bags limits of r certain seasons were increased in 2008 in certain WMU.'s the goal was to harvest an additional 10,000 deer per year, to get the herd down to its target goal of 560,000 whitetails, whoever the herd continue's to grow and so does the harvest #'s, Meanwhile in PA. we continue to to reduce the herd (even though you try to claim that HR. is over) and our herd and deer harvest continue's to decrease. Years ago, I posted a thread on HPA. that was titled, welcome to Ohio (minus the huge bucks) I stated in 5 + years our yearly deer harvest will be very similar to OH.'s even though we have alot more hunters.
Well I would say we have now reached that point, and the harvest numbers for both state's will continue to get even closer, even after the ODNR has the herd back close to its target goal. Pike