Originally Posted by
bluebird2
No, the highest deer densities in the northern tier counties occurred in the 1930's and it peaked again in the mid 70's and the quote I posted shows that forested acreage continued to increase until around 1978 and after that point it remained stable ,except for the loss due to development, not to over browsing.
I don't agree. The graph clearly shows that the amount of acreage in 1965 is very close to that of both 78 and 89. The question is what is the acreage figure for 65 and anyone who looks at the graph would agree, I think, that the acreage is very close to that of later years. The info quotes acreage for 78 and 89, nowhere does it say that it increased steadily until 78. Again, I believe you are misrepresenting the numbers to try and prove your point. To be fair, I did not read every word so please tell me where the information proves my interpretation of the bar graph is wrong....other than the acreage figures for 78 and 89 being slightly different.
Just curious, do you have any thoughts on the claims of even aged stand and the lack of understory in the information?