In some areas there are less deer and some areas it was weather. I think it is tough to manage such a diverse state as ours. The majority of public land and best deer habitat are in the south while most of the population is in central and northern Indiana. So it makes it very difficult to balance hunter opportunity and nonhunter opinions on deer human conflict. The DNR is in a no win and probably has to keep the entire state in a reduction mode even if the northern half is below capacity and the southern half the pressure is not spread out enough making pockets look like there are less deer.