re-certified thing, i agree with you was MAIN reason for all of this.

its money for trees in future.
being deer eat or nip at the growing trees,no doubt the dcnr wants deer reduced to low levels.

what i would like to see done for public to see, is take area with no cutting and fence it in.

most ,if not all fenced in areas have had timber cut,then new growth.

this would let us see if the forest will come back without have anything done to to area.

its hard to find a small oak tree growing do too soil acid,leaves on ground,shade,deer but lots and lots of maples which can take a more acid soil and a more shady soil than the OAK.

a fenced in area not touched would be a real good way to see what is happening to forest.

some say, WELL JUST FENCE IT IN AND THINGS WILL GROW, YOU WILL SEE.

well, we did fence in all over the pipelines,we have fences every 50 yds ,12ft by 25 ft and planted trees and bushes and almost all have died do to drought/soil,NOT DEER.

i feel MANY things are affecting the forest,i feel the deer were really easy one to get the RE-CERTIFICATION.

did not cost thing to do that one.

but to change forest, it WILL cost money from hunters and the dcnr,pgc dont have it and hunters dont want to spend knickel more unless we havemore deer to hunt.

i really feel that good deer hunting is gone and most likely will get worst on deer numbers,rabbit, squirreals,grouse.

i also see LONGER hunting seasons so hunters that cannot get off work will have more hunting time .

this will keep reducing the deer numbers to a very low DPSM