Doug Taking a reasonable guess I could say yes maybe 29 DPSM that seems a bit high, but reasonable. A square mile is a big chunk of real estate.
Yes I think it should be lower than 29 DPSM. 14 DPSM seems low maybe 18-22 range I would say, seems reasonable.
I dont think (honestly) it will ever get that low up here as you pointed out. TO much land and not enough hunters. Then you have the people that control alot of private land (like my neighbors) that do nothing to help with doe control. And the majority of the downstaters or non residents that come here dont hunt doe. So how do you fix it? (I Cant put that much meat in the freezer

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Time will prove alot of us write or wrong. So far I would say the changes have been for the better. Alot of the concerns voiced by people have proven not to be true (like concurrent seasons and AR)I also remember Mr ALt always saying was that the goal was to reduce the herd for a few years and allowing some of the habitat to come back. ITs only been two years thus far so I would expect a few more years of this.
By the way he will be on PA outdoor life next sunday so send in your questions via email to channel 16.