Well first off I am not upset that out of state numbers are going down. Now maybe they will stop paying big bucks to lease IL private land that a resident will now have a chance at.
Also EHD is not new. There are always going to be deer lost to it. The only issue is last year was pretty rough on the herd. Here in Champaign county I have not heard of any being found. I have a buddy who hunts near casey and also in Ashmore and he hasn't found any either. For those guys who only shoot bucks this may be a rough season. For the rest of us who want meat over antler we should still be ok.
I would love to put a big buck on the ground but for now as long as I can fill the freezer I can stand to wait a couple years for buck numbers to hopefully bounce back.