Brett Wallingford
Pa Game News July 2002
Deer and Deer Management

I guess he didn't include those 2.5s in his thoughts?

I hunt southern tier in New York had a great archery season rifle was not so hot seen alot of small buck and tons of does. I know there are a couple of big daddys for next year so looking forward to next year.

in 3c i saw quite a few deer between archry and rifle mostly farmland where i hunt had agood sesone cant wait till flitlock last year was better alot of real nice racks taken this year there was not but cant expect a trophy every year doe did not seem as plentify either thats why my group didnt shoot doe this year

this seems out of sub now bb changed it back to a old one

Dominant breeding by older buck was supposed to improve the gene pool and produce 2.5+ bucks with bigger racks. That is why Alt claimed we would have more and bigger buck.

I see bigger buckbut less doe[:@]

Me too...............

I am seeing smaller bucks and less and smaller doe.

well thats no good for you what area is that

I am seeing FAR less doe, around the same number of yearlings and less big buck, thanks to the 50%+ reduction to the overwinter herd here, MORE big bucks is an impossibility.

in my area it was rare to see anice buck now you see them the answer seems clear bigger buck maybe not as many scrubs as you could see before .
corn i do agree less doe less deer but the buck i do see are bigger herd reduction does suck and anoy me