would this help the deer

Imo, i believe that the deer herds can be helped with a simple solution. i'd like feedback on your opinions too this. I;m no expert these are my opinions.

In many areas of utah the pinyon and juniper stands have thickened, as well as sage brush.
These 3 are becoming a major problem for deer and other wildlife. i believe part of the problem with the over growth of these trees and sage are due to wildland firefighting. Sage,Pinyon,and Junipers suck most of the little bit of water that the desert we call utah produces,while also blocking critical sunlight for other plant growth. As obvious as this is,have you ever noticed nothing grows in thick pinyon juniper stands,and little in sage brush stands? they compete with grasses forbs and vital deer plants such as bitterbrush for water,while also using water that should be absorbed for springs. This is part of the problem i believe the springs are struggleing as well(obviously drought as well). I personally believe Sage,Pinyons,and Junipers have there places, and are very much needed for cover for deer and wildlife. However too many of these is not a good thing. Much of this state is covered in these! They are also getting bigger and thicker!

My solution would be to allow wildland fires to burn. Allowing these fires to burn(obvioulsy ones that create no threats to towns) will also allow the money not spent suppressing these fires to be used on reseeding these burns. i've personally witnessed the benifits of a burn. An area that was burned just over a year ago has transformed into practically a wildlfie mecca. this area i speak of had very few animals on it in years past. the pinyon juniper stands were so thick the land was practically useless. water was scarce and needed to be pumped several miles in order to have water for even cattle in these areas. this was often the only water as there was not enough for run-off to create ponds. the public agency quickly reseeded and railed much of this burn before winter hit. when spring time rolled around the grass and plants were growing very well. water that normally was sucked up by the p&j's was quick to fill ponds. before long the animals were showing up. i've personally never seen this many animals on any of this range combined. yet there were hundreds of animals on this several thousand acre burn in less than a year from the fire.
i personally believe this would be a major factor in bringing back the deer herd. creating habitat that was once practically useless will obviously allow more deer on a range. springs will also be improved from more water being able to enter the ground.

there will still be plenty of p&j left for cover for wildlife. wildlife do not need or use the amount of p&j we have on our lands. its useless!

so my solution in short is: quit suppressing the wildland fires and use the money normally spent for suppression to be used on reseeding the burn.

this and more precise management of herd units will greatly help IMO