That's interesting. I spoke with a farmer a number of years ago that stopped to chat as I was walking back to the truck one day. He told me basically the same thing; that the first year it opened up, hunters came in and took out most of the deer herd, with few deer left after that. Probably why I seldom saw deer when I first started hunting out there. Much, much better now. Saw some good bucks on the hoof and in the back of trucks last year. Hope this year's as good or better. Good luck with your hunting this year.