What Pennsylvania needs is better deer management. By that I mean the Wildlife management units (WMU) are much too large. It's very difficult to manage the deer herd in such vast areas. One farm may have an over abundance of deer and just a couple of miles away another farm will be nearly devoid of deer. Another thing needed is Citizen Taskforces that could input vital information about the deer herd in particular areas and also present suggestions for improvement to the PGC.

Sure, your little corner of the ANF may have a good population of deer, but I've heard too many other hunterswho hunt deep inside the ANF who see few if any deer. They can't all be bad hunters.

The FLIR showed an average of 10 deer per Sq. Mi. We know from scientific studies that our forests can sustain20 deer per sq mi. So when does the slaughter stop? Yes, we need seperate rules for public and private land with regard to killing doe.

Believe me, if PGC executives and the members of the Board of Commissioners were to hunt public land for rifle deer season there would be an immediate change in deer management.

If you want better deer management demand it from your sportsman's organization such as Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Club, Unified Sportsmen of PA and United Bow Hunters of PA. Perhaps they can get the ear of the PGC.