I don't think that the one outfitter you mentioned has had any big effect on the overall deer population in unit 113. How many deer does he kill in a season? How many deer are taken in the unit in a season? The same unit has cougars, wolves, and coyotes that hunt year around, and that unit has just experienced two hard winters in a row. 
I am fairly certain that more baiting is being done in other units in the state than in 113. 
How can you form an opinion on the proper management and deer population status by hunting an area for 5-days?
I'm not trying to offend you, I was just trying to figure out your reasoning with such little exposure in the area.
Another thing that comes to mind is that the Washington area most likely gets much heavier hunting pressure than the Idaho area, which could also be a reason for not seeing the same amount of deer.
You didn't write that I was full of BS so no offense at all.
I've hunted the same part of 113 for 10 years now. We normally see or hear at least a couple deer every day.
This year I heard 1 snort off in the distance, 1 ran in on me, and my Father saw 3 does. My cousin saw and heard nada. This happened over 5 days.
Three years ago the guide put in his feeders and elevated tree blind. We heard 8 or 10 shots a day back then. Now we hear 1 or two in the morning and 1 or 2 in the evening on the weekends and almost none on the weekdays.
In Idaho, the 3 of us saw 46 deer in 6 days and there are
far more hunters. It is a very popular hunting area. Idiots even drive through clearcuts shooting at deer (actually my cousin saw this happen only once last year and I was shocked at the *censored* attitude.) There are more hunters in their cars than real hunters. Most of the shooting we heard were misses. I think I heard one shot hit something.
