Right on that account, but I believe its largely due to an older national forest with less acorns and plenty of private lands below with corn fields, beans, grass, etc.

Not to mention a new three day bear rifle season this year before the muzzle loader season, bear hound chase season before that in Sept. to boot. I have seen bear dogs chase deer, regardless what their owners say. Its in a dogs DNA to chase deer. So if I was a deer I would get out of there too...