What really changed in the old traditional camp areas was from a shift in where hunters were hunting a lot more then any change in the deer populations. That shift in hunter densities also affected the number deer sightings in the big woods and remote areas though. That lack of hunters in the old traditional big woods areas also reduced the big woods deer harvests which then lead to the increased habitat damage and eventual crash in deer populations.
That simply is not true. During the 70's there were around 40 OWDPSM in the NC counties. That resulted in a PS density of around 70 DPSM. The PSDD in 2005 in 2G was only 12 DPSM. That is over an 80% reduction in the herd that was the result of harvests that exceeded recruitment for many years. That is why it only takes 29K doe tags and a harvest of 3.8 DPSM to keep the herd stable in 2G. At the same time similar habitat in 2F was supporting 24 PS DPSM and in 2008 it took a harvest of 6.67 deer to keep the herd stable. There is simply no reason why the habitat in 2G can't support as many deer as in 2F, but for some unknown reason the pGC will not allow it to happen.