If the herd is increasing in VF that means that stress is not limiting the population ,even if it has a negative effect on the rate of growth.
What?!?! If it had a negative effect on the rate of population growth than it is limiting the population.
VF shows that even at 200 DPSM stress is so insignificant that it doesn't prevent the population from increasing.
If it affected the population's growth rate then it is clearly not insignificant. I notice you did not respond to my claims on lack luster antler growth in the area.
Yet you think stress is an issue worth addressing in our hunted herd where no WMU has a DD of over 30 DPSM and some as as low as 8 DPSM
You can't make the claim that no wmu has a deer density of over 30 dpsm, considering I have evidence proving my immediate vicinity holds 100 dpsm.