Dale to quote you "Like I said find the food and cover find the deer. I dont care if its a mile back in or 50 yds back in if those 2 things arent there then the deer wont be either." And I couldn't agree more. The problem is the PGC keeps alloting anterless tags in WMUs that just don't have the deer they say are in them. And another culprit is DCNR. They would like to see a zero deer population. That plus there are vast tracts of mature timber on state forest land that should be cut. It is so old in areas that the trees are dying and rotting away. The solution is to section the wooded tracts, cut the mature timber. This allows for new growth which brings in game such as deer, grouse, turkey, bear, etc. because there is more feed. The way I see it, its a win - win solution. But you will not see any of this happen which is sad.
Personally, I am not opposed to shooting anterless deer in areas where there is a sustainable population. In fact, I would encourge it.
But you can't look at the numbers the PGC is throwing out there and honestly believe them.