I have no saplings left (in the woodlands on my land) because of deer overgrazing. Check out any deer exclusion fencing zones in your local parks.
Now THAT'S funny. I'm sure that the deer are very impressed by the fences as they hurdle over them. LOL!
One day I went out to the garden and had this feeling something was missing. Looked around and didn’t see anything. Then went over to check on my sweet peas and there was nothing left. Not one leaf. Not one bent stem. Nothing. The deer hadn’t left any trace there had ever been any peas. Dang it, those were the best peas and the last of those seeds. Tasted like candy and we’d eat them fresh out of the bowl.
Connecticutt forests have not had new growth for twenty years. Undergrowth is non existant below 7 feet. The aging woods near my former home town of Redding are grounded in a muddy slimmy mess.
Our local county park has put up several deer fences due to overgrazing. Never used to see them there before, and this is after several controlled hunts they’ve had this year.
My Sister gets all bent out of shape because they’re out there killing Bambi & Friends. She usually calms down when I explain to her that the alternative is to have them all slowly starve to death.