[quote]ORIGINAL: bluebird2
We can't pick apart something that hasn't been developed. We are simply discussing issues the audit needs to address and their possible implications. But, the conflict of interest issue is something else that won't be addressed by the audit.
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You havenot onlypredicted what the audit will show you have begun to pick apart the results that you have assumed. You've done it on this very thread! Here are a few examples....
The biodiversity carrying capacity for the forests of the northern tier is only 8 DPSM ,so it looks like the audit will show that 2F still has too many deer and the herd in 2G will remain at 8 DPSM no matter how much regeneration might improve.
What do you think the chances are that audit will provide a logical explanation for why 2F is being managed at almost twice the density of 2G? None of the PGC supporter here came close to providing an answer and neither will the audit. Do you think the audit will explain why 5C has the worst regeneration in the state even though it has some of the best soils in the state and a DD that is way below the MSY carrying capacity? Will it answer why statewide breeding rates decreased as the herd was reduced or will that issue be ignored? Will it answer how the PGC suddenly determined that all but one WMU was at or above the target goal for herd health with such a wide range in productivity?
What do you think the chances are the audit will provide a logical explanation for why 2F is being managed at almost twice the density as 2G even though it has poorer regeneration. Dr. Rosenberry,RSB and other PGC supporters haven't come close and neither will the audit. Will the audit explain how all but 1 WMU is at its target goal for herd health with such a wide range in productivity? Will it explain why statewide breeding rates decreased by 5% when they were predicted to increase? Will it explain why 5C has the worst regeneration in the state even though it has very good soils and a deer density that is considerably below the MSY carrying capacity?
The fact is , it is highly unlikely that any of those questions will be answered by the audit and we will be told that the plan is scientifically sound.
Those quotes are most certainly not repesentative of an objective unbiased open mind. At least you have saved yourself the trouble of needing to waste time reading the report when it comes out before you make up your mind.
