. no limit placed on the amount of dmap tags an individual could get.The PGC didn't cave into any of that and greatly reduced the allocations last year,despite DCNR'S wishes.As you can see,DCNR isn't calling the shots but it's easy to imagine the situation if they were.
On the land that is managed by the DCNR DMAP tags are readily available. And what criteria are met to obtain tags for state forestland? Ask and receive? I read all over that the DCNR is attempting to manage the deer on their land well deer management is not their job that job belongs to the PAGC. Yet we sit back and accept the idea that the DCNR has the right to as many DMAP tags as they want. I hunt state forestland and I ran into a forester and asked him where are the deer? The small area was given 125 DMAP tags. His reply to me was I work this land year round and I do not hunt here need I say more. When those that are in the area year round wont hunt it do to the herd decimation over the past 5 years. The PAGC has a tough road ahead as far as its credibility with hunters. Gary Alt did more to disenfranchise hunters from the PAGC than any anti hunting organization could have ever done. A license increase may be needed but so is doing what’s best or at least listening to those that pay