Yes I did claim that.Unfortunately,that wouldn't be the case if we hadn't let the surrounding habitat get as bad is it was do too decades of too many deer.By the way,those 3 deer didn't ruin the habitat,they just ruined the oak regeneration.
I didn't say those three deer ruined the habitat, but in many areas the PGC and DCNR are managing the herd based on oak regeneration. BTW, the 3 deer that ruined the oak regeneration,so it had nothing to do with the condition of the surrounding habitat. Those three deer ruined the oak regeneration simply because it was a small exclosure and the deer preferred the oak over other browse species.
You blame the deer for the condition of todays forests when you should be blaming past forestry practices which created an even aged forest that resulted in over 50 % pole timber, which even you agree won't support many deer Furthermore you can't blame the invasive species on the deer since the deer didn't introduce them.