Woody regeneration response to over a decade of deer population reductions in Indiana state parks¹

While hunting is employed as a means to control overabundant populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and reduce the negative effects of herbivory, few studies have examined whether recovery of forest regeneration occurs following a long-term controlled hunting program. In Indiana state parks, controlled hunts were implemented in the 1990s to reduce deer population abundance and allow vegetation communities to recover. In 1996...