If I remember correctly, 1.0 moved the gun season out of the rut. That's why it failed. DNR should have known that it was a stacked deck against it. They probably did. It was like having an election with one clear loser just to give the impression of having an election.

Now they (and 1.0 proponents) can say they gave us what we wanted so we need to live with the results.

Again, this is all speculation until the harvest reports come out. Then we can use data to discuss this.