It is every reason to reduce the herd, and no, that is a choice forced upon us by the eco-nuts
The flaw in your argument is that the RDD goals were not based on the presence of a significant percentage of clear cuts. The study was done long after large clear cuts ceased to be the dominant type of timber harvest. They were based on the average forest habitat of northern hardwoods with the current timber harvesting practices.
If the PGC was right in reducing the herd in 2 G to 8 DPSM are they wrong for managing the herd in 2F at almost twice that number? Should all the NC WMUs be managed at 8 DPSM? If the percent regeneration is an accurate representation of forest health , maybe you would like to explain why 5C only has 23% regeneration, which is the poorest in the state, and it has some of the best soils in the state and unlimited food for the deer.
There is nothing you can do aside from beating your dead horse, because the situation is never going to change and make your type of hunter relevant as before
BTB says you are wrong and I agree. If the number of hunters hunting those NC counties continues to decline there will soon be a time when there aren't enough hunters to control the herd.