Its not just deer that are mismanaged. Look at small game, namely rabbits and ringnecks.

They need to stock a healthier pheasant in the spring time. By healthier, I'm talking a pheasant that was raised in higher pens so that they roost off of the ground. Even if they stock fewer birds that are raised differently to adapt better to being released. My father and I raised pheasants years ago. Once in a while some would escape and hang around the place for quite a while. I even released some on a farm we hunted. They owner said they came into the bird feeder all winter long until they quit feeding in the spring. We even seen a few hens with young around the house also.

Also release them in the spring so they can maybe nest. There are plenty of areas on state game land with excelent habitat.

I had and idea I mentioned on here before. The PGC needs to print out some plans for building box traps for catching rabbits. Hand out these plans to Boyscouts, sportsmans clubs or interested individuals so they can trap rabbits in early spring.( before they have young)

Where to trap? Inside city limits or areas with lots of rabbits. My brother has a heck of a time with rabbits getting in his garden. He lives in a small town where there is no hunting. We all have heard of or had problems with rabbits in the garden. Look how many we seealong on the road inside these small towns. I'm sure if enough publicity was made, many people may call in to keep rabbits out of their gardens by letting them be traped in the early spring.

Anyway, trap them and release them on state game lands or co-op farms. Heck the PGC could even ear tag a few to see how many are actually taken in the fall. This would not cost the PGC a whole heck of alot, because the participants would be the ones building and checking the traps. All the PGC would do is push to makeit legal and print up trap building instructions. I feel this would be similar to the trap and transfer of turkeys.

Anyway, this is something that needs to be looked into.