bluebird,You and Idebate this every day on a number of different forums.I agree that deer are pretty resiliant creatures.During periods of mild winters,they can survive with surprisingly little to eat.However,a lack of browse which is very evident around Wildman's camp is certainly not optimim for the deer,forests or other wildlife that depend on habitat that's not in a park-like stage.Why do you not want good habitat?I'm very familar with the area around Wildman's camp.It used to be a huge junglebecause of a tornado that ripped through the area in 1985.Today,it's thjousands of acres of pole timber and overbrowsed saw timber with nothing but a blanket of ferns in the understory.The good news is,now that the herd has been reduced to around 10 overwinter dpsm in this area,they are actually starting to have some timber sales without having to fence the deer out.

Will,I thought you were done with this converstation.The idea of herd reductions was to provide better habitat for the deer and other wildlife.It wasn't to save them from starvation although that does happen more than many people realize.