[:-]Folks, I have always believed that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. It's my impression, from following this forum and others, that most (or at least many hunters) are not seeing the deer in the numbers they are accustomed to. I have read that the insurance companies are reporting fewer deer/auto collisions across the state. Encon is reporting that the deer take during the past hunting season is down considerably. Sure looks like a duck to me!