There are a lot of different ingredients contributing to this problem and as much as I hate to say it, the attitude expressed by the PGC in the USP case is deep in the core of our problems.

While I have regarded the USP as little more than a noisy nuisance for many years and while I despise the misguided lawsuit they have filed, The PGC's contention that a group of license buying sportsmen has no legal standing to challenge them demonstrates a degree of arrogance that is unsurpassed.

Make no mistake, I dont agreee with the basis of the USP's suit. I think more good is happening than bad with our evolving deer management program. But the declaration by the PGC that the people who fund them have no legal right to challenge them is appalling.