Many states, including Indiana, use the antlered deer harvest total as a population indicator. (i.e. a declining antlered harvest indicates a declining deer herd.)

The adult female/fawn ratio is typically in the 3:2 range (60%-65%/35%-40%). I've been told you don't want the fawn kill to rise much above that ratio...as that would indicate the damage has already been done.

If you consistently pull water out of a well faster than the well can replenish, over time, the well will eventually go dry. If you are not monitoring water levels in the well, you won't find out there is a problem until it is too late.

We've never been able to accurately measure the "water level" of our deer herd. Indicators are what we are left with....