But the same hunters that harvested 203K buck in 2000 and 2001 , were in general the same group of hunters that only harvested 142K buck in 2003.
You are comparing the peak harvest before CS and AR to the first year of results from CS, AR and HR. You cannot conclude anything comparing apples and ernges (oranges). I would personally trade a 1:5 chance of success at a forkhorn or spike for a 1:7 chance at an 8 or 10 point any day week or year. I stand by my assertion that 61k hunters did NOT go without because we didn't sustain that number over history but peaked for a few years (2) at that level. If the herd is too big and produces that astronomical figure, we cannot reasonably expect it to continue status quo. We had our fun those few years and now we must get back to the business of herd management.