ORIGINAL: yano
Since we’re in the data sharing mode, here is some data of mine (no direct link available), but it is based directly on PGC website data. I would tend to question the 2005 results, as the PGC Buck Harvest number of 120,500 is too much of a “round number” to suit my taste.
Year ….... Buck Harvest success / general tag
1998 …... 16.9%
1999 ……. 18.8%
2000 ……. 19.5%
2001 ……. 19.3%
2002 ……. 16.2%
2003 ……. 13.9%
2004 ……. 12.2%
2005 ……. 12.4%
First, I believe we all should turn in our harvest report cards (I turn in mine and they are filled out accurately) !!!!!
After catching from flack from the peanut gallery here, about me questioning the 2005 results, I happened to look a little closer at the Harvest Report Data found here:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=493&q=159232
I draw you attention to the years 1986 (the 1st year the harvests were calculated) thru 2002. During those 17 years (51 data points total), you will see that in all of that data (Buck, Doe, and total harvest columns) you onlyhave 4 data points ending in zero's ("0"). I have absolutely no problems with any of this data !
Now, move forward and look at the data from 2003 thru 2005. In those 3 years of data, all 9 total data points end in zero. I have a very difficult time believing any of this data.
I would like for someone to explain what exactly has taken place to cause this. Perhaps then, I may be able tounderstand and possiblyaccept the data for these years as well.