PAV,
I like the case you make...You obviously think like I do. I remember the 2014 weather.
I also believe the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and that EHD was a BIG factor. So,
Do you expect us to have a harvest of 100,000 5 years from now? If it continues to drop significantly over the next 5 years I think we have a bigger problem than I see right now.
I haven't been seeing deer from the road for several years. I've been wondering if it's just that the deer are becoming more nocturnal or less likely to show themselves due to deer hunters being in the woods 365 days/year checking cameras, trimming lanes, food plots etc...
Another thing I find interesting is I'm seeing way more mature bucks being taken than I could've ever imagined. I'm not saying that it means anything? But the last 3 years or so, I'm dumbfounded by the pictures I'm getting from buddies of mature bucks being killed.