I have written before about what I believe to be the declining numbers of hardwood trees in the Hill Country. The evidence for this has been the fact that almost everywhere I go, I see rather obvious browselines with little or no vegetation (except for cedar) below about four or five feet. The reasons for this are mainly the excessive numbers of white-tailed deer, although in some areas the number of exotic ungulates may have also contributed as may the current or past presence of large goa ...