There were several that said if 2.0 passed it would just increase the number of days people used to hunt bucks and there was no way it would have the intended goal of increasing the ratio of antlerless to antlered kill and reducing the herd. Dew was not one of them he has been pretty consistent throughout the process. The stated goal of 1.0 was to reduce the herd 2.0 has been very effective at that goal. The other part of 1.0 was to reduce and move gun season which is more for trophy deer management.

As to how much the DNR supported 1.0 is debatable, there were several including myself that spoke with DNR personnel and they sstated that it was pushed by some powerful people and was not what they wanted. The same people told me that years ago in a meeting with the DNR the leader of one of those groups made it clear that there was enough money and power in the group to push their agenda with or without the support of the biologist.