What's interesting about this conversation is the number of Alabama hunters who travel out of state, or would like to travel out of state to try their luck with a buck of a lifetime. States like Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, etc. All of these states have quality hunting due to their excellent soil, genetics, habitat, available food and an intense rut. One other thing these states have is a much more balanced population. I have hunted all 3 of these states as well as many others and there are pockets where you will see lots of deer, primarily where the habitat forces them to concentrate on specific area of a farm. But for the most part, their populations are WELL below what we have here, even though their habitat, soil and available food is exponentially better than ours.

If you truly want quality hunting where all different age classes exist in your area, you should be in favor of populations based on the carrying capacity of the habitat.

I guess it all depends on what your goals are. If you simply want to see a lot of deer and don't really care about the quality, then your opinion of deer hunting in the future may be that the overall experience is worse than what it is now. If you are more interested in increasing your chances of killing a mature deer, the idea of keeping populations of deer within the carrying capacity of the habitat they live on should excite you and be a priority on the property that you hunt.