I beg to differ mess,

I think that there are plenty of deer. I will grant that there are probably certain areas where local populations are down (and some places where they are high), but overall I think the deer herd in NY is quite healthy. Wiith that said, did I get a deer? - no. Did I have a successful season? - yes. Saw many good deer in bow. Saw several deer during first 2 days of gun - then nothing for 3 weeks! Why? The deer went nocturnal - more so than I have ever noticed before. There were no deer moving during the day, but they were there - tracks in snow confirmed it. Come ML season the deer were everywhere - my group of 3 saw over 35 deer! (didn't bag any - couple misses a few misfires!) Overall, it was a great season and can't wait until next year because I "know" the deer are there.

Another case for low deer pop numbers is the Adirondacks. We hunt in an area with low population figures and generally are lucky to get 1 buck over 3 weeks with 20 + hunters (usually only a handfull of actual sightings). However, this year with the snow there was sign all over and deer running all over. I is quite exciting when you can actually see that they are there.

happy hunting