A lot of people, in their mind, think 52 deer per square mile means a deer behind every tree, and that's not the case," Krause said. "It's a perception issue."
A square mile takes in 640 acres. Even if 52 deer were spread evenly across that land, hunters would still have to walk nearly 12.5 acres just to see one deer, Krause said.
52 sounds like too many to me. Of course, I'm willing to walk 12.5 acres, maybe more