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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Okie4570" data-source="post: 4227846" data-attributes="member: 15643">It was the same way in Oklahoma during the 60's and much of the 70's even. Guys that I know in Grant County said the only place you'd find deer was occasionally along the river. "The white-tailed deer is the most popular big game animal in Oklahoma, which is remarkable considering its near extinction at the turn of the century. A brief history of the white-tailed deer in Oklahoma reads as follows: 1870s-deer abundant; 1890s-reckless over-harvest by settlers; 1910s-barely 500 remain and deer seasons close; 1930s-restoration begins; 1980s-stable and abundant statewide herd restored. Thanks to the hard work of generations of conservationists, the deer population has been restored to its former glory." From the odwc site.</blockquote>