model99er,I propose an open season on Indiana bats.They don't belong in PA anyway!
AJ52,of course not all is bad in PA.We have great turkey and bear hunting to name a few.Unfortunately the coyote hunting is getting better every year too.And here's the best thing of all.We have thousands and thousands of gamelands to hunt.
Having said that though our bread and butter is deer hunting and that's where the problem lies.Ever try to hunt deer on 5-10 dpsm land?It pretty much aint happening.And this is what most of our public land is like.
And for the people telling folks to move 100 miles to hunt deer please stop it.Too many folks have money invested in cabins in the prime vast mountains of PA.You know deer country.Mountains and deer go hand in hand.Mountains are supposed to have deer.Not to mention private land open to hunting is shrinking quick.Leases are getting hard to find with some having a ten year wait to get on.A fellow in NC PA isn't going to travel to SW PA and get permission to hunt private land.
Besides,if you guys support HR like you claim then to help your cause you'll need those hunters to stay in the NC to keep the herd down.
Problem is right now there's hardly any herd left to keep down.