Turkeyhunter,I'm not saying they should manage the forest for deer only.But I do feel they have a responsibility of managing for wildlife and creating a healthy forest environment.That means not caving into the extreme environmentalists when they hold up the cutting of timber on state or federal lands.
In the past the forests would stay healthy from mother nature by way of lightening strikes which in turn caused fires that lasted days and burned thousands upon thousands of acres.We all know what that creates for the wildlife.But now we won't let fires burn themselves out and we haven't for years.So in turn now we have to take the place of some of those fires we won't let burn.
Clearcutting is a good thing,both for timber and for wildlife including song birds you mentioned.
Yes the DCNR is in the timber buisness but the state forest land was also put aside for recreation which deer hunting is.
Like I said in my earlier post the understory won't grow without man's help.