I never said I do not want good habitat. But the way to get good habitat is to manage the forests better and cut more timber, which DCNR won't do. If there are thousands of acres of pole timber,killing more deer won't produce better habitat, it will simply produce lower harvests. In case you haven't noticed ,as pole timber matures even established trees over 6" in diameter die out due to competition with healthier trees and there is no reason to expect an understory of seedlings and saplings of shade tolerant species.

Pole timber will always be poor habitat unless the trees are thinned allowing light to reach the forest floor. But, that costs money ,while hunters pay for the privilege to kill a deer.