Today, people seem to think that a deer tag means they paid for a deer and expect one no matter what. Some equate deer hunting to going grocery shopping. Something for nothing is what deer hunting seems to be about these days.
Good Post! That just about sums up the whole Pa problem. We've seen it in other posts. "I had a tag and I had to use it". I think another problem with the new program and the old one is that a button buck is considered a Doe. Well everyone who buys a general hunting license in Pa has an oppourtunity at a buck no matter what. And if the hunter has a doe tag the they are allowed to kill a button buck. So why don't we say if you accidentally shoot a button buck it has to be tagged with your general or buck tag. You've removed a buck from the herd so it should be tagged as such. I would think this would make sense. The PGC wanted a better buck to doe ratio for the betterment of the herd so why not? This would eliminate people with DMAP tags from killing more than one button buck a year(legally anyway) and would still allow for a doe. Then limit doe tags again to one each hunter or a lottery. Heck even raise the doe tag to 12 dollars to recover any lost revenue. I don't think most hunters would mind. Some would yes, but everyone needs to do their part to save this herd. Twelve bucks isn't alot of money compared to what we spend for lunches everyday at work. It might even eliminate some or the riff raff. Ok let me have it
