then pgc wants to have kid grow up to be a doe hunter not buck hunter.our fathers raised us as BUCK HUNTERS.it was a kid growing into man thing.you only killed a old doe if too many were in your hunting area. never small doe or fawn.our dads instilled that in us.
Sproul, don't you see, that attitude is what led to the messed up herd PA had, and further to the herd restrictions. Instead of worrying about getting a buck you can "brag about", hunters should be worried about keeping the herd healthy and balanced, which is what the states ask us to do. That old time PA thing about "getting my buck", even if its a little spike, has to stop. I personally would be much prouder to shoot an old doe with my bow, than to to shoot a 6 inch spike. But my father raised me to be a DEER hunter, not a buck hunter. Now I am not condoning or condemning the PGC, I am just saying you need to start listening to biologists when they tell you what is good for the deer hers, not old timers who tell you "ya gotta shoot the first spike you see so you can brag to your friends about it".