Here is the link to the study on by de Calesta and Susan Stout on, "The Relative Deer Density and Sustainability".
http://www.fortgrundsow.com/RDD%20253.jpg
The graph shows that our forests can support over 40 DPSM on a sustainable basis. The report was also referenced in the Audubon Deer conference report.
Here is a better link to the to the same graph.
http://www.fortgrundsow.com/RDD%20Curve.jpg