ORIGINAL: ChuckS
Wow. Chill dude, you're going to blow a gasket. Did I touch a nerve?
The lack of hunters is much there fault?? If you reeally want them to fight against the antis, promote hunting, visit EVERY school, etc....you should be supporting the PGC not ranting against them. How many kids friends (and their parents) have you convinced/helped to begin/return tohunting?
The PGC didn't ruin hunting and you know it. Or you should know it. Habitat--the PGC owns/controls a fraction of the PA woods and fields. Farming practices have changed. Even peoples life styles have changed. The PGC is responsible for 200+ animals. Not just deer or pheasant or rabbits. On and on but you're not listening are you. "... still the man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."--Simon and Garfunkel
"and all these people who dislike the PGC"...you should hang around a better crowd. That's not my experience.
Oh and thanks for the ignorant, naive,and narrow minded comments. I'll consider the source.
Cheers,
ChuckS
You should consider the source. Yes there are many species which occupy this state. I use Deer because that is by far the most hunted animal in our state. Majority of hunters or ex hunters were Deer hunters. Maybe they dabbled in small game or waterfowl, but Deer season was a religion.
How is the PGC responsible for lack of hunters? How about nothing to hunt. Do you really believe that having three tags to fill for so many years didn't have an effect on the herd? Use common sense. When so many people were taking not one, but two doe out of the herd, what do you think happens?
You expect me to get them excited about hunting again? Yeah ok. Any of my kids friends I get involved into shooting as it is part of my line of work. I get them involved in hunting as much as I can.
What I can't do is make the herd bigger to where people don't feel like they are just taking the gun for a walk.
But that is a result of anything in the world other than the PGC.
There are good things and bad things about the PGC. My points have only shed the negative light as most WCO and deputy alike believe that the PGC does no wrong.
ONE FINAL TIME, they are no different than any other enforcing bodies in this country having flaws, made mistakes, bad apples, etc, etc.. the others can atleast man up to any mistakes or problems they had.