Our carrying capacity is well above what's being managed for. Our herd is well below what it's supposedly been managed for by the DNR, but they use shoddy counting practices and un-scientific methods combined with "every hunter can take a deer" licensing.
Using deer/vehicle collisions to determine population of a species is insane. You have two random variables in play - the critter actually in the road, and a vehicle with a driver unable to avoid hitting it in the same spot at the same time. Was that because they were texting, half in the bag drunk, or the deer actually ran in front of them? Maybe in some areas they weren't even in the road and JoeBob managed to swerve wide enough to whack 'em?
When everyone wants a wall hanger, and no one will pass a fork, button, or breeding momma, you have a problem. That's all I'm saying.
If we had 50 does on my property, I'd invite all of you over to shoot them. We had 3, we're down to 1. When the last one is gone, we might not have any more left in the area to take up residence and breed again next year. That concerns me.