That will only be half of the equation...the other half is how many people didn't apply that used to buy over the counter tags? I know in some parts of the state, that will be a lot of people.
I have seen deer harvest data in the past on the G & F website that included numbers of hunters, but I can't find that information on there now - does anyone know where to find that? For example, in unit 34 (where I wade through the crowds to hunt), I believe there used to be 5,000+ deer licenses sold. This year, there were only 2,000 rifle tags available for each hunt, 800 archery tags, and 350 muzzleloader tags (total 3150).