[quote]it seems to me they cut the herd down well below carring capacity in many or most areas id like to
know why for sure is it the timber,[/quote

IMHO it is definitely DCNR and the timber industry with the added support of the Audubon. In order for DCNR to get their timber certified they needed a plan to reduce the herd and they blackmailed the PGC in order to get it done.