RE: Allegheny vs NC
Chemlawn deer ..I like that BTB.
We have a similar situation here in T.L. This year was the first year that bow hunting has been allowed here(other than poachers) and alot of the deer never enter the wooded areas where hunters are. They will stay around the houses and golf courses where the food(my shrubs) is plentiful. The wooded areas for the most part have terrible habitat from browsing , but not around the homes where the food is. We have a mini-Pa. here on a smaller scale. NC type habitat in the wooded areas and Allegheny co. habitat around the homes.
The result of overbrowsing is Very apparent as browse lines are visible to theUNTRAINED eye, and there are no deer there.
As we take more deer in the next several years I'm sure the habitat in the wooded areaswill recover and some of the deer herd will move away from the homes. At least that's what the homeowners wish for.
Our intentions here in Treasure Lake are the same as the PGC in PA.