ORIGINAL: chickory

naw, you haven't rustled any feathers. You hit the nail on the head. Whitetails in pa, WV, and many other states are being farmed for $$. used to be there were plenty for hunting but they just didn't bring in the out of state $$$$$ with 4 pointers.

Local residents were pretty well satisfied with having good numbers, although not all were huge. If you wanted a bigger one you had to hunt a little harder.

Now though we are (thru our states agencies) manipulating the herds to try and maximize breeding to squeek the last few fawns out of yearling does. to maximize the number of deer prior to the season so hunters can take plenty of doe as a consolation for the less buck around. Less buck are around because with lots of doe tags and out of state hunters the harvests are maximized too. In order to minimize the OW herd, the states are now pushing to whack the does that they pushed to be born.... whitetail farming and manipulating the herd for $$$. Wow, it makes us all so proud.

If your not fond of out of staters coming and taking deer, then follow the lead of Pa. cut your herd in half and you will notice a drop off in out of state hunters flocking to your state. Watch the numbers after 2004 in pa as a good indicator of what happens in "a smaller herd".

By the way Deaddeer, nice reply.