In Virginia the population is down. Last winter's snow storm after snow storm annihilated the young of the year. Carcasses were everywhere during spring gobbler season. This may be different in other parts of the state, but where I hunt I haven't seen a 1.5 year old deer this season. In a few years when that age group would have matured, the woods will be empty of older deer. Hopefully we won't have more winters like last year, or the mature herd will suffer in years to come.