I think there are too many deer. Not that there are alot of deer, but rather that there are too many for the poor habitat to support. Deer that live in a mature forest live a hard life. We need large scale clearcutting to regenerate a thriving "ecosystem". Nothing gets mother nature in gear more than large scale destruction. The whole state of PA was clearcut at the turn of the century. We have now come full circle again to a mature forest with a dead floor. Then the eco-wizards want to cut tiny parcels and blame the starving deer that eat the limited amount of new growth. We can not go on with this eco-tourist mindset that is prevailing in PA. You cannot preserve the forest in it's "pretty" (HUGE TREES FOR MILES) condition. That would be the equivalent of making humans live forever. Everything will decline to the point that there are no more deer except in city backlots, or out in the plains. All that will be left is majestic trees for some detached yuppies to stare at in awe with their wife and 2.5 kids on their "outings". As long as they are happy, I guess. In case the "foresters" don't realize it. The trees that grow now in the big woods, grew from the cutoff stumps left after they clearcut everything in sight in this state. When you cut that way, there is no amount of browsing that will hold mother nature back. If it gets chewed off today, it grows back tomorrow.