Yes, it's not the same as it was some years ago, and I doubt that it will ever happen again with the numbers there once were. The herd was totally out of control up there. Those days are what many people refer to as "the good old days". It was a disaster waiting to happen. I have glasses. Perhaps you need your prescription changed.........
You don't need glasses to see what is happening when you know the history of our herd and our forests. If your were right the deer would have destroyed the habitat in the 70's when there were 40 DPSM , but they didn't. Instead after the crash due to the ice storm in 1978 the population continued to increase despite the PGC's attempts to control it. Then with high allocations during the 90's they brought to population in 2G down to 15 DPSM by 1999. The habitat in 2 G which the PGC claims is so bad can still support 20 DPSM but that would make DCNR , the timber industry and the Audubon very unhappy.