RE: Let's face reality in PA
Being a Pennsylvanian myself, I too am disgusted with the PGC. It seems that all they are really interested in is money. Several years ago they were telling hunters that they weren't going far enough away from the roads, that's why hunters weren't seeing deer. The PGC said they would do fly-overs with the FLIR ( Foward Looking Infra Red) system to get accurate counts on deer in some test areas. They collected this data and presented it to the public, sighting that the deer were there. Well guess what! They used the FLIR in areas of known deer problem areas " DMAP Areas" Of coarse they will see deer in areas that farmers are having problems. They only did this to sell the public on killing more does. Because doe license = $$$ Now, today the admit that maybe their system of estimating deer populations was off. The only reason they admit it is because PA sportsmen are outraged. They only wanted to make money.
I also heard that the Pennsylvania Taxidermy Assoc. is upset with the PGC too. It seems that the PGC can't account for where all the money went from the sell of taxidermist license, and the fees for all thepeople taking the taxidermy exams to get the license.
Something is wrong with the PGC. To be honest, I'd ALMOST like to see the PGC go bankrupt. We, the sportsmen of PA, have been seriously let down. They deserve what happens. I know some of you might not agree with wanting them to go bankrupt. But seriously, how much worse can it get here in PA?