I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the fact that only about 480 hunters statewide (out of how many hundred thousand?) legally took more than four deer last year. This is not about management, it's about the negative sociological factor of hunters killing for the fun of killing. In the DNR's eyes, this can be implemented without having a negative impact on their management philosophies, so there's no harm in doing it. For the guy who posted about two people killing seven deer, you can still do that, plus take one more. If your area is big enough that two bowhunters can affect the balance of the herd in a single season, then maybe it's big enough to support more than two hunters.