Well below carrying capacity...consider
I'll take pics if you doubt it...there is a cut block..actually there are a few where forest company is having a heck of a time getting trees to grow. They need to get block to free growing stage in order to harvest adjacent wood. Why won't trees grow?. Mule deer are hard on seedlings.
What I'm getting at is ungulates have a roll in forest cover..they make range. This particular block when more mature will look like most of the fir timber that mulies use all winter....lower density of ungulates will result in tighter forest cover which will be less productive for mule deer long term. It is not just fire that shapes habitat!!. Also begs question regarding rules on stocking standards...
It is well to try and journey ones road and to fight with the air.Man must die! At worst he can die a little sooner." (H Ryder Haggard)