ORIGINAL: eagle chickie
I don't have a problem with ARs . But I do have a problem with killing so many does to "manage" for bucks. I'm a deer hunter first and foremost. It is a small minority of hunters whom want so few does just to have some nicer bucks that are legal @ 2.5 yrs of age to be killed.For everywannbe trophy hunter that ishappy with few deer sightings, I'll wager 10 deer hunters could be found whom aren't
The PGC whom needs $now needs the revenue generated by anterless tags and can't afford to cut back to a reasonable number per each WMU. To me that isn't management but a rape of a resource for $$.
Who other than the PGC has the arrogance to cut services,products (deer and other game animals) and cry they need more $ and need rate hikes at the same time. I think they took their money management courses from OPEC!
Thats the thing though. There may not be as many deer in PA as there used to be, but there still seems to be plenty to hunt and see, in combo with the mature bucks to hunt.
I see more and more nice bucks coming from PA every yearincluding a nice 9 point my brother got w/ bow. They are seeing plenty of deer (everyday) and have seen lots of nice bucks. Are some areas overshot with does?? Probably, but there seems to be more happy hunters there every year. My friend hunted PA for 30 years and has never seen, let alone shoot, the bucks they have taken the past 3 years.