I don't belong to the fed of sportsman's club so I don't gives a rat's behind about how much their membership is falling.I do find it ironic that a distinguished USP member is questioning the membership figures for another sportsman's group.That's just classic.How many members does the USP have these days?

Red oak does in fact grow fine in soil with a PH between 4-5.Ask any credible forester and they'll tell you that red oak likes slightly acidic soil.Once again,you can take a trip out here and we can take some soil samples in areas with excellent oak regeneration and send them away.When I built my house,I had the soil checked prior to planting a yard and it was 4.5.That's not good for growing grass but the oak seedlings do very well until the deer clip every single one of them each spring.The only place any of them survive is inside the fence that goes around my propane tank.Dcnr has experimented with lime and they found that it did nothing for the oak but the red maple and bracken ferns responded favorably.Sorry guys but your acid rain theory holds no water.If acid rain was the reason for the lack of regeneration,why do the oaks grow well behind a fence?

I don't know what good it would be to sell a dying an life insurance.Most likely the policy would be declined and the agent would have wasted his time.Much like you guys did byfiling a frivelous lawsuit that got laughed out of court.