ORIGINAL: bluebird2
That is absolutely one of the most ridiculous statements you've ever made. Please tell us where there is even one "failed clearcut" caused by deer over browsingthat has now miraculously become a grazing area for deer and elk. You outdid yourself with this one
Here is what Bryce Hall ,PGC Forester, had to say about failed clearcuts in NC PA.
Now considered to be open spaces they contain various forbes, grasses ,ferns and shrubs which provide a diversity of wildlife habitat needed in some of our larger and heavily forested areas
Do you know any reason why the deer and elk won't graze on the naturally occurring forbes and grasses?
I know Bryce Hall quite well. He is the Forester that does the habitat/deer management tour with us here in Elk County.
I am quite sure the quote you are using there is taken out of the context in which it was expressed.
But, yes failed clear-cuts do create a different type of habitat diversity. The problem is that darn few species of wildlife have any use for what is left in a clear-cut that has been over browsed to failure by deer though it does seem to help some of the predators out.
R.S. Bodenhorn