RE: PGC officers were in MD tonite
I have to agree with T_in_PA3. I'm glad my money is going towards managing and care of all of PA's wildlife. I believe that if they only looked after "game" animals and neglected the other wildlife of PA, there would be a large impact on the "game" animals. After all the forests, as well as cities, have a balance of wildlife and one species effects the others. Plus I would like the PETA "animal lovers", and the like, to know that the hunters of PA care for all the wildlife and not just their "game". First and foremost hunters should be conservationists. If not then PETA, and the like, are right. We are just out to murder deer, or what ever game, and don't care about animals and the environment that we share with them. Some will argue that, that's what the DCNR is for. It's not their job. Since we all share the woods, and animals within, we are mostly responsible for the up keep. Here's something to think about. If hunting was banned in PA and there were no more money comming in from hunters, who would pay to track and maintain PA's wildlife. Not to mention that most of the land, game lands, would be bought by private landowners and who knows what would happen to PA's wildlife then.