RE: PA DEER AUDIT UPDATE.....
Since all but one WMU is at or above it's goal for herd health it is logical to conclude that the herd is now being managed based on forest health and the recommendations of CACs. But in the units where the PGC claims they want to keep the herd stable ,regeneration rates vary from 34% in 2F to 61% in 3A. So is the PGC admitting that reducing the herd further in 2F won't result in increased regeneration? Reducing the herd in 2G to 8 DPSM only produced a regeneration rate of 42%, so are there other factors limiting regeneration in many of our WMUs?