ORIGINAL: sproulman
it has nothing to do with SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT,its meat in freezer thinking and greed.
everyone here in clinton ,centre, elk, cameron, potter of 2g know that doe have been overharvested...
there is NO MANAGEMENT,its kill deer and move on to another area...
last year acorns went to waste,apples rotted in fields do to lack of deer...
Do you realize how hard it is to get a doe tag in 2G?
The PGC issues only 26,000 and it's the first unit to close every year.
They have CUT BACK from 52,000 before doe management began.
The deer move on because there is no food in an area. Not because they were overharvested. There is NO regeneration because of over browsing. The deer can't live on acorns and apples alone. The need a diverse menu and they can't get it there. I hunt MANY areas of 2G near DuBois and THERE ARE DEER where the habitat is good. Take a walk on state forrest land on Rockton Mtn. Last winter during the 2nd archery season I saw more does than I've ever seen before. I was in an area that had no acorns left..but preferred browse.
WouldYUO live in an area where you could not eat. No , I think you'd move so you wouldn't starve. SAME situation w/ deer.