I live in the outskirts of the Pittsburgh area, 2b. Our farm is in 2d, Between New Bethlehem, Brookville, and Punxsutawney. In the suburbs, we still have lots of deer. At the farm, we have enough, but not near what we had 5 years ago.
The difference is the recent influx of Amish families. I am friends with these guys, and I know most of them never take a deer out of season, nor do they overshoot their limit. The problem is that there are so many of them! My closest neighbor has five sons, all will eventually hunt. He has seven brothers, all with sons, all hunt. These guys are mostly archery hunting, and are very good. We just can't all take a buck and a doe every year. By next year, I can see me living at the farm and driving to the suburbs to hunt.
The other side of the deer herd reduction, its good for farming. We can plant a field of corn and actually get a harvest, instead of just well fed deer.
