I don't think the deer numbers were down this year. I think the weather was about the same as it was last year and 2008. Lots of bucks hit the dirt in 08 and I saw plenty that were taken the first couple of days of this year. I must of seen close to 100 deer on the opener. About 15 were bucks and more than half those were legal. There were ALOT of hunters this year though. As the season went on I saw less and less deer but that's to be expected because of pressure. I tagged out on the 25th and my brother tagged out on Thanksgiving. One thing I am wondering about is the UTV,s and quads on the dirt roads and riding around off road.