Quote from information given to deer planning team in Mn

Add to that poor pine regen isn't a crime of browsing, but rather a lack of fire. DNR's own Itasca State Park study said as much.

The OLA report was also distributed to them. Here are some highlights.

Key Recommendations:
 DNR should develop a deer management
plan that defines and prioritizes DNR
resources, goals, and objectives, and
includes strategies to improve and
maintain adequate deer hunting and
wildlife viewing opportunities. (p. 63)
 DNR should improve its resources for
estimating deer populations; specifically,
DNR should conduct field research to
collect and utilize more information
about Minnesota’s deer, and to validate
DNR deer population estimates.
(pp. 39-42)
 DNR should improve its statistical
methodologies, deer model data, and
records management system to better
simulate changes in deer populations
and reduce the risk of staff mistakes.
(pp. 39-42)
 DNR should expand the data and
information it uses and provides to Deer
Advisory Team members when setting
deer population goals. Such data would
provide better insight on local deer
environments, deer survival rates, deer
impact on local environments, and
individuals’ perspectives about deer.
(pp. 42-43)
 DNR should continue with its process
to update deer population goals across
the state, as defined within a formal
deer management plan

Not to jerk us off completely into left field, but I wonder if any objective quacks have studied the changes in forest ecology since the air was cleaned up? My dirt up north has almost zero sulfur in it.