Originally Posted by
Daveboone
As a very long time NYS hunter, my opinion is that newer generation of hunters has totally unrealistic perception of what hunting is supposed to be. As haphazard as it seems deer reporting is by the hunters, how are we to blame the state for underfunded and understaffed attempts to do the best they can?
I heartliy second that. DEC does the best they can with a very difficult task. In reality it is a best-educated-guess. It is highly reliant on reporting, so if you complain and don't report you are part of the problem.