I don't believe harvest numbers are the best indicator. I believe tons of guys never check them in now since you can simply write your on tag to transport a deer home... which is fine with me. But I think managing it ourselves by not shooting if the deer seen is down in our given area or maybe going by reports of numbers of deer seen? I don't know. But I do believe what makes our surrounding states better is that they as a rule, aren't shooting every thing they see like we are. They've "grown up" a little and are a little more selective.