ORIGINAL: bluebird2
Another classic Deaddeer, deerfly,beenther,bluebird2, ddear, Larry darryl and darryl distortion. I challenge you to produce a link quoting a few of your "numerous experts" claiming exactly what the habitat in PA vcan support. Oh and comparing 5C to the rest of the state is bogus too. When the 6 DPSM goal was released (no longer being used BTW) it very clearly stated that this was agoal based on human/deer conflict in an SRA urban WMU
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If the habitat in mixed farmland and woods in NY can support 35-40 DPSM, why wouldn't similar habitat in PA support at least as many deer? Furthermore you are flat out wrong about the 6 DPSM goal for 5 C. The for 5 C was that low because 5C is only 33.7% forested and the PGC only considers forested habitat when establishing DD goals. The goal in 5B was 5 DPSM because 5B is only 27% forested. When the PGC switched from DPFSM to DPSM they did not establish the new goals based on deer human conflict.
As we all figured.No evidenceto back your claims
None documenting whomade Charlie Alsheimer a"doctor" as you claim
None documenting Dr Alt or Roseberryclaiming the need for a 50% herd reduction as you claim.
Nothingto back up your claim that Dr Kroll is biased
Nothingtelling us who these unnamed "numerous experts" that haveclaimed that PA's habitat can support 35-40 DPSM or any documentation thatthese "numerous experts"made these claims
As for the no longer used and now obsolete DD goals that were once stated for SRA's, The PGC did clearly cite the urban nature of SRA's as one of the reasons for the low number (again, an obsolete criteria anyway). This may come as a newsflash for you but trees don't grow on concrete or blacktop and buildings, shopping malls houses, golf coursesand playgrounds arent really that good for deer habitat.