I kept track of every deer I saw this year while hunting. The best day was 29, right after a fresh snow, sunny,and calm. Most days I would see between 14 -16 deer, a combination of both whitetails and mule deer. Where I hunt it is mostly private land, and as far as I could see on neighboring private land, I would still see very few deer. Most of the deer I did see were same deer from day to day.
For years I have written letters to the F&G suggesting they cut back on the doe tags, but it never really seems to happen. Now it's actually to the point, in my opinion, where the season almost needs to be closed for a few years or go to a draw tag for mule deer bucks. I hate to see that because I love to go after mule deer,and the thought of not being able to hunt them doesn't sit well with me, but something drastic needs to be done.
On a side note, many days I did see more coyotes than deer. I tried my darndest to eliminate as many as possible.