ORIGINAL: bluebird2
'm simply stating that thosewords dont cite any specifics. Only a general objective.
The same could be said about the current deer management objectives. In 2008 all but one WMU reached it objective for herd health even though breeding rates and productivity didn't change. Regeneration in 2f is less than than in 2g yet 2F is being managed at a much higher DD than 2G. can you explain why?
I have explained that before yet you don’t want to accept the facts that result in the correct answer. Probably becasue the answer doesn't supportthe total nonsense you want people to believe in and support.
First one has to understand the differences in the geographic structure between the two units. Unit 2F is made up almost entirely of the Allegheny Plateau while unit 2G contains more of the mountains of the Allegheny Front. Therefore unit 2F is not as steep nor does it have the rocky outcroppings on the mountain faces as what occurs in unit 2G.
In unit 2F there are few steep hillsides that are totally covered with rocks, where nothing will grow, while in unit 2G there are many steep hillsides where nothing can grow, short of a few trees that grow up between the rocks. Nothing more can grow on those hillsides because nothing can grow on the huge piles of rocks short of a little moss.
Since unit 2F has more area where plants can grow, instead or just huge piles of rocks, the deer can find more food and exist in higher numbers then can occur in unit 2G. Unit 2G could support more deer if the deer could learn to survive by eating rocks instead of needing plant life for food, but I simple don’t see them making that adaptation anytime in the near future.
Since deer can’t survive by eating rocks, unit 2G will never be able to sustain as many deer as the units that don’t have those steep mountainsides covered with little more then rocks and where nothing can grow because of all the rocks.
If you really knew anything about the topography and geological structure of the two units you wouldn’t even be asking such a question. The answer is pretty obvious to those that truly are familiar with both units.
R.S. Bodenhorn