"If you cut much more than 1%a year you'll eventually end up with a bunch of pole timber that's worthles as wildlife habitat."

Doug, you above all people, with all your PGC contacts and unequivical knowledge and Game Land tour experience should CERTAINLY be aware that the agency has consistantly (over the last SEVERAL years) cut little more than .5% or 1/2%.
By not cutting a full 1% the agency has effectively denied themselves of some $10 Million + Dollars a year. And that has occured each year, every year for the past SEVERAL YEARS. Just think about how much money the agency would have in reserve if it had met it's stated goal of 1%. That sir, is a lot of money LOST! Unrecoverable!

Also, it would not end up as "a bunch Pole Timber" if they would practice Habitat IMPROVEMENT (IMPROVEMENT being the KEY term)by planting various shrubs and trees beneficial to Game and Wildlife. That's a basic premis of Habitat Improvement.
And yes, they may have to tube these newly introduced shrubs and trees.

Just for your bank of personal kowledge, (and please feel free to inform your PGC contacts) I have attended a Game Lands Tour. I toured Gamelands #12 and #36 two years ago. There were a few exclosures that left me unimpressed. The problem facing Land Managers is lack of manpower and old equipment. That particularLand Manager had some 65,000 + acres to manage and work and he only had 4 or 5 people to do it. Not early enough.
I wonder if you know how many acres of landDCNR Land Managers oversee and how many workers they have per unit?
I might add that DCNR achived their stated harvest goal. How do you explain that?

If the agencycut the stated goal figure they would have one heck of a lot more operating money. That cannot be denied! So the next question is Why would the PGC deny themselves of $10 Million Dollars, consistantly for several years running? That's a whole lot of cash still standing in those Game Lands Woods.