Thanks Mr. Neville.........I was wondering when someone was going to lower the hammer on the Rabble Rousers. How could anyone miss such an obvious point that the deadlines dates were different this year? I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that come Augusts report, the figures will be within a few percentage points of last year's.

Also, I cant help but wonder if all of the posters that claim that PA is "hemmoraging" hunters, and in their opinon deservedly, I wonder if any of them have abstained from purchasing their '06 license. In fact, I surmise that most of these Chicken Littles have even applied for an antlerless tag in their "Deer Devoid" region. The PGC utilizes hunters as a management tool. If you disagree with their approach, don't fill your tag.

The deer are smart enough to go where the food is, but often....hunter's are not smart enough to go where the deer are. I realize that this is easier said than done.....especially on private lands that hunters have owned or hunted on for decades, but its still doesn't excuse poor hunting tactics. It may not be what you want to do, but if the deer are no longer prevelant on your camp's property, go find 'em elsewhere.

As to those who whine about hunting public property, the PGC does not mangage public and private lands differently. The magnage via DMUs and Deer Density Figures. The FLIR results showed that there are sufficient deer on public property, but that they are often concentrated in the more access-difficult areas. It is every hunter's perogative as to how hard to hunt, but you should at least hunt as hard as you complain.

Just my two cents.....they are at least as worthless as alot of the other drivel that I have observed in the forums.