Or if it was legal to take them without a prohibitively expensive FAC and/or guide. If only there was a way for the average man to hunt deer with nothing more than the landowners permission. Or even Crown land being open end to hunting by the public.
Dog men won't bring the deer population under control mate nationally, perhaps localised populations. I'd argue for that to be legalised under a completely different banner, same as bow hunting. If you can afford to build a kennel and feed/school a dog or three for a year or two then I'm sure you afford a stalking setup. It's not the cost that'