Well said Illbback!!

I dont want to see 60 stunted deer a day either! Been there! done that!

I realize that there are fewer deer on public lands in the "big woods" but there are still very huntable numbers in ALL the areas of the ANF I hunted this year. Maybe not as many as 25 years ago but still plenty of deer. By the way, there are far fewer hunters too because many stay closer to home!

Sure, we have pockets where hunting pressure has driven the deer onto land that we cant get to but that happened 25 years ago too!

My group has had to change our strategy and locations when hunting the big woods but we still do very well year after year. It's because we have learned to adapt!