You do hear it just about everywhere. At work, in a Kmart, at camp.... there are very few people I know who support the current deer plan, anymore. And I believe I have read a few comments in that regard here on this ole' messageboard as well. And by the way, most are not 'anti' as you put it. They were just sitting the fence waiting for something substantial to be delivered, and when it dawned on them that this plan is mediocre at best and just a different version of deer management with a lot less quantity.....they began to balk.
What bothers me the most is that QUANTITY is what is most important to most that are opposed.
Frankly, I know many more that agree with the program than oppose it. I don't hear that sentiment around here much at all at the shops. Sure, there are a few, but most are supportive. The guys I've talked to in the woods want to see more deer, but they like AR. I honestly think HR is what most are complaining about. AR gets thrown in as the cause, but most don't even thin about what they're saying. Restricting the antler size of bucks does nothing to reduce the herd....the opposite is true. HR is what many are up in arms about and frankly I think they're just greedy and need to adapt.