RE: A Crack in the "Rock?"
I was never as radical with my hatred toward the game commission as you are but I had serious reservations about the whole deal at one time.I agued with Dick relentlessly about alot of different things.That is until Igot to spend a few days with him out in the field.It didn't take longto realize how dedicated and knowledgable he really is.I thought I had him stumped a few times about different things.One time in particular I found a big areas with unreal oak regeneration.You see,I didn't want to believe the deer were as destructive aswe were being told.Dick met me on his time to look at the spot and explained exactly why he thought the oak regeneration was so good in this area.I didn't take his word for it so took a forester from PSU,DCNR and the US forest service to check it out.They all pretty much echoed was Dick had to say.The man works hand in hand with some of the most knowledgable experts around.His land manager is second to none when it comes to deer and the habitat.Dick can identify just about every plant in the woods and he's directly involved in gathering all kinds of biological data.He's far more than just a law enforcement officer.On top of that he also consistantly kills deer on public land where supposedly none exist.You're way off base trying to discredit the man.