Hopefully everyone can see a couple of things from these estimates. First we should be able to see how fast a deer population can increase when they have suitable habitat. Next everyone needs to recognize that these estimates indicate the deer herd is now in a state of decline, even without the influence of hunter harvests, due to over population. That really is a perfectly natural occurrence when populations reach the point of exceeding their habitat and food supply.
That is the same propaganda RSB has been spreading about 2G since 2G was created. If he wants to use the thread to spread his propaganda I have every right to refute it anyway I see fit!!!
Parks, suburban and urban areas have exponentially higher amounts of edge producingvastly higher amounts of forage.
The PGC doesn't consider the edge effects or increased forage of non-forested habitat when determining population goals. The only consider the health of the forest and the herd.