You folks don't want to admit we need to harvest more deer until things are back in balance and even if we overharvest we will be able to quickly bring deer numbers back up.
When are you going to accept the fact that the herd will not be allowed to increase above the OWDD goals even if the habitat improves. Pole timber will still have a carrying capacity of 5 DPFSM and saw timber will still be 20 DPFSM and the goal for 3 D will remain at 13 DPSM. At 13 DPSM the max. buck harvest PSM will be 3 buck/yr. and with AR it will be closer to 2 Buck /yr.
Pole timber will always be lousey deer habitat no matter how many doe we harvest and 29% of our forests are pole timber and pole timber remains in that stage for 40-60years. Reducing the herd to 5 DPFSM will will do nothing to improve the habitat in those stands since the factor limiting growth is the lack of sunlight, not the deer.