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So, if Pa had check stations folks wouldn't cooperate, How Pathetic. That's the same kind of mentality that doesn't turn in report cards.
Check stations do work, and in NJ they work in "Real Time." That's right your tag number is recorded and placed on the data base and the agency has a "Real Time" figure to work from.
Check stations are stupid for to many reasons, but here are a few.
PA has deer seasons from October thru January.I am not going to figure out the total days but it is many!
Many bow hunters recover deer late into the night!
Early muzzle loader season for seniors & kids recover at dark or after.
What about heat ruining meat in these early season?
Then you have firearms season when hundreds of thousands of deer are shot in 12 days!
Its just plain stupid ! How many of these stations are we going to have ? 1 per WMU? 10 per WMU? How many men manning each station ?8 hrs per day? 16 Hrs per day? 24 hrs per day ?
What about weather ? Snow storms?
What does a man hunting with his sons do?? Leave the woods and drive across the county and check a deer? Or wait till the end of the day and check them all? How many hours do you get to check it in.
Once again its a stupid Idea that would cost a fortune and would not work! If you want to check your deer go to New Jersey! I will just mail the card!