I will explain it.

Back in the 60's and 70's Pa's NC region had too many deer. The deer destroyed their habitat. Today we need to reduce deer numbers for the carrying capacity of that destroyed habitat. We did that in recent years.

What does the PGC have to do with this?

The pgc exists to control game animals populations to keep them within the habitat' carrying capacity. This is their job.

What did they do wrong? Well..........back in the 60's and 70's the PGC failed to keep deer numbers down to........ PREVENT........ the habitat from being destroyed. It was their job to maintain deer populations at proper levels. Instead of allowing more deer to be taken way back then....they did nothing.


It is the PGC's fault that the habitat in NC PA was destroyed. If they just would have allowed mutiple harvests instead of one deer per hunter, per year, they could have prevented the mess they have today. Our neighboring states were letting their hunters take multiple deer but not PA.

Some on here would claim that hunters would have been up in arms at the thought of allowing multiple deer to be taken by one hunter. Isn't that funny. I recall hunters eing up in arms several years ago about Antler Restrictions. That didn't stop the PGC from going through with it. Now we have hunters up in arms about too many does being taken. That doesn't stop them either. Since when, does the PGC care what hunters think?

Now we have a problem with the PGC not taking the timber. Why aren't they?

Everyone knows that cutting trees will allow sun light to get through that thick, old growth forest canopy of North central PA> Yet the PGC doesn't even cut the 1% of the timber they could.

Why?

Because the PGC wants its forests to be Certified first. After certification the PGC could get top $ for its timber. The only thing that stands in the way, is that before being certified, deer populations must be drastically reduced. Then, and only then, can the PGC get top dollar for its timber.

That's why they aren't cutting it now. They want certification to get more money. Its all about money. Lots of money stands to be made in the sale of timber. Why would the PGC cut it now? If they just get the deer population down to nil, they can sale for lots more.

This is a slap in the face to all PA hunters. Some of you guys just turn the other cheek not realizing what is really going on.

The PGC should be managing Game animal populations not timber sales.