The results are not surprising to me either. I'd received some reports from a few sources that there was a fish kill earlier this year. I don't think a lot of people believed me, but this evidence supports that. I don't believe that the decreased regs have caused a decrease in the population. There's been fairly high water most of the fall which usually makes the fishing a little more difficult.

A couple comments for what it's worth on the deer population. I haven't seen the decrease in deer populations in Central KY. I've seen more deer this year than ever including 4 on my way home tonight. I do believe that we could see impacts of coyote predation in the future. There have also been reports of fewer deer where that disease hit last year during the drought.

With the economy down this year and people losing their jobs, I'm not surprised there's fewer deer taken. First you have your license and tags, then you have to buy ammo at jacked up prices due to the shortage. Finally you have to pay near $100.00 to get the meat processed if you don't do it yourself.