RE: baiting deer in Pa
"You're right,there is alot of money standing in those woods.That money will still be there when they cut it.They didn't lose anything."
Doug, your statement that the money will still be there is misleading. How long will it be there before it begins to rot?
How long will the agency wait to recover these vast, self inflicted losses?
It's been several years now and still counting. Just when do you surmise they will begin to cut at 1%?
As far as some of the timber not being usable for board foot, well theres always pulp. They pay for that you know.
No matter how you cut it the PGC is a poor manager of their/our holdings.
You are also correct in your statement;
"Not every spot will regnerate successfully with or without the deer."
Well, that's reason enough to introduce shrubs and trees beneficial to Game and Wildlife and do a little liming.
Not all of us live in the areas we hunt or even close to them. Some of us drive hundreds of miles to a camp we maintain at considerable expense. I might add that we also defray your cost for electric power. If we didn't, your electric bill would skyrocket!
You'd think differently if you had a camp a couple hundred miles away from home.
Oh, don't forget to post photos of your exploits and kills this coming deer season.