I wonder if these changes are only now being implemented because of Ms Crotty leaving the DEC. Makes ya wonder who the next head honcho will be, and what they will do. Maybe if we are lucky, theyll have some kind of background in game management, herd dynamics, public relations, etc etc...

The thing that makes this all so hard is...theyre trying to manage a state-wide herd when too much of the deer-supporting ground is off-limits to hunting. Whether its inaccessable lands, private, or just posted, the management tool of hunting can, at best, scour the available land of most deer. By the time you figure in the deer in the inaccessable land and take that average, they see their target numbers. Lets face it, it aint getting easier. The old 100 acre parcels are now often ten 10 acre parcels. Ten owners to say yes or no concerning hunting allowed.