Hunting is only helping maginally to control the herd in 2G. Hunting has fallen short of controlling the herd so mother nature has taken over with predation being the dominant factor. It's a simple enough concept. Studies of coyotes have repeatedly shown that they have an amazing capacity to self limit their litter size according to food supply.
That is an absolutely ridiculous claim. After the severe winter of 2003 , it still took a harvest of 17,200 deer in 2004 in 2G to keep the herd stable. If those deer wouldn't have been harvested the 2005 PS population would have increased significantly. When you rely on coyote predation to make your point you sound like a USP supporter..