DNREC has certainly lost some of their credibilty in my eyes. When they originally asked the hunters to help reach the 600 doe total, I EMailed Ken Reynolds and asked if they would extending the gun season so we'd have more time to harvest more deer. He of course said no, the season would end on the 31st of January as scheduled. I Emailed back and said (not my exact words but) there wasnt a snowballs chance in hell we'd be able to kill that many on short notice, that late in the season. Remember also how warm it was in January? Not what we needed to keep the deer moving.

So, now the taxpayers have to pony up for sharp shooters when I would have loved to hit the woods last month while it was still cold. Hell I would have even paid say $10 for a one months special license. But, they'd rather pay 6 grand for a 3 man team of 'professionals'. Not the best way to gather hunter support for your plans.