In 2001 203,000 buck were harvested as compared to 165,000 in 2002 which means there is an increase of 38,000 deer that are still alive therefor the antlered deer population INCREASED which is what alt said would happen.
That is not what Alt said would happen. He said AR would double the number of 2.5+ buck and double the number of 8 pt+ buck, but it only increased the number of 8+ buck by 20% , not 100%.
More doe killed = less doe in the woods and as long as the increase in doe kill is greater than the reduction in antlered harvest then the herd will continue to be reduced and the amount of bucks will continue to increase. It's physically impossible to state otherwise unless aliens are taking them for experiments.
You have one major problem and that is all the experts in the PGC disagree with you. The 2003 annual report states that the herd has been steadily increasing since 1999 and last years harvest only kept the herd stable. Therefore , according to the experts there has been no herd reduction and buck harvests should be over 203K , if AR worked the way Alt said it would. Remember ,he said buck harvests would return to normal after the first year.