Please explain why the browse does not recover when there are few deer
Browse may certainly increase as the herd is reduced. But, there will be no significant increase in the browse in stands of pole and saw timber because shade, not deer ,is the limiting factor.
ust because there is a high population of deer and they are not starving, doesn't mean the herd is completely healthy. There are studies the prove this...lots of little deer is a BAD thing.
When you use terms like ,"completely healthy" and ." lots of little deer' shows you don't know enough about deer management to discuss it intelligently. Who determines how many little deer is a bad thing? What criteria do you use to determine if the deer are healthy? Do you know what criteria the PGC uses to establish herd health? Do you know how they establish the carrying capacity of the habitat.