RE: Forest Health Versus Habitat Health
When I go out hunting,I can only kill one deer.Why do I need to see fifty?I suppose if I hunted for weeks without seeing any in dozens of different places,I'd be upset.That isn't the case though.I hunt where I expect to find them and generally do.Not always but most of the time.I want and expecthunting to be a challenge.
I think we can agree that Alt's predictions were nothing short of assinine.I knew they were wrong.BB knew they were and I have to doubt that you were much smarter to think otherwise.I specifically recall him saying the goal was to reduce the herd 5% per year for 10 years.That's a 50% reduction in my book,although it did happen faster than he predicted.He was a putz.
I still believe in the basic goals of the plan.We got hit the hardest with reductions around hereand adjustments have definately been made.I agree that some areas most certainly have been overharvested.That was always the case though.It tough to control pressure,even when tags are lowered.Still,I have confidence that the necessary adjustments will be made everywhere when needed.Is it perfect?Nope but it was far from perfect before.