They have done just that in southern NH where the deer population has increased greatly. During regular firearm(shotgun & rifle) you can now take a doe the first three to four days of the season. It used to be two. Ten years ago it was zero.
The worst area is southeastern NH on the border of MA. This is because in most suburban towns outside of the cities the houses are spaced a far ways apart. To build a single family home in most of these towns require 1-2 acres and 200’ of road frontage. So, this yields areas where houses are spread apart.
This is because very few of these towns have sewer or municipal water systems. So every house is on well and septic.
Therefore, plenty of land for all the critters to hang around.
The other thing is that so many people are now anti hunting.
Too many soccer moms who actually FEED the deer, wildlife and bears.
There is a woman about a 1/4 mile behind our place who feeds them. She feeds all kinds of wildlife, and our properties border a stream, so all kinds of critters. I don’t mind her feeding them, because I want to shoot some nice fat ones.