Even though the survey plots are still listed as poor the habitat in 2G is still much better then it was just few years ago. The habitat used to be horrible, from years of far too many deer, and now it is slightly better then that because the numbers have been lower for the past few years.
Would you please explain why the horrible habitat in 2G in 2003 produced a buck harvest of 10,110 and an antlerless harvest of 20,370 while the much better habitat in 2007 only produced a buck harvest of 5,100 and an antlerless harvest of 6,600?
We have been marginally successful at that the past few years, even though the herd is presently on the increase. It will probably be decades yet before many areas of unit 2G will support many more deer then already exist there.
In 2000 the PGC said 2G had 14 DPSM and by 2005 it was reduced to 8 or 9 DPSM. If the horrible habitat in 2000 supported 14 DPSM, why can't the improved habitat we have now support more than 8 or 9 DPSM?
Also, could you please tell us what the antlered/antlerless harvest ratio is needed in order to keep the herd stable?