Fawn recruitment in some parts of Pennsylvania is more predictable on an annual bases because some areas still have suitable habitat. In other areas though the fawn recruitment is almost entirely controlled by the environmental conditions of the year because the habitat has been so seriously damaged by years of deer populations that were too far out of balance with the habitat. That we could probably change if people like you would allow it to change.
Once again you disagree with the professional deer managers with the PGC. The data from the 2006 harvest showed the herd in 2G increased by 42% so they increased the antlerless allocation for 2007 by 37%. The PGC has the recruitment data from 2G during years with severe winters and years with mild winters so there is no need to do more research. Even after the severe winters of 2003 and 2004 it still required significant antlerless allocations and harvests to control the herd so your claim that the habitat is controlling the herd is bogus.
Unit…………………….88-92.…………..93-97.…………98-02.…………..03-07
2A………………………5.09.……………6 .62.…………..8.03.…………….9.49
2G………………………5.48.……………4 .36.…………..4.66.…………….2.35
Now ,would you care to explain why the overbrowsed habitat in 2G could support an antlerless harvest of almost 5 DPSM from 1988 to 2002, and now can only support a harvest of 2.35 DPSM?