I've seen first hand that wild quail can be restored with alot of time, money, and acreage in south Alabama. We actually had 3 big wild covies on our place until the pines got too tall and were thinned without burning. Deer, on the other hand, I don't think can be restored with the current harvest regulations and quantity of predators. I don't think improving timber/paper company habitat would make a difference. It would just make it easier for the ones that '' need some meat '' or '' just want to choot somefin '' to kill even more deer.