RE: Could it be that overhunting is not the problem in PA?
we need to go back to bounty on fox and coyotes.50 dollars would be a real help to trappers.most i talked to stopped because of the gas prices. problem is ,everytime you try to do anything,its MONEY.no one wants to spend money to fix anything,yet we will buy 600 dollar guns, new chevy trucks, best ammo, clothes,etc. some suggested poison the coyotes, i am for this too but then some said, the BEAR will eat it, bobcats too,raccons etc. any suggestion is met with oppostion here in pa. truth is, coyotes are killing deer, grouse,rabbits,pheasants,squraiels. bobcats are killing grouse, rabbits, squireals. fox are killing grouse, rabbits,squireals. when we had lots of small game we did not notice this as much.also there was bounty on fox. NOW,no bounty and hardly any small game here in pa. so, you see the problem more now do to lack of game.as i said, i did not see 1 fawn from sept to jan12 in WMU 2g.take care.