ORIGINAL: Mocha Java
In wartime, commanders make calculations as to how many soldiers will be lost to achieve some objective and then decide if the losses will be worth it or not.
Likewise, Pennsylvania's PGC Board of Commissioners decided on a course of action (HR/AR) that cost us hunters.In the last two years we lost about 9% and we will likely lose more until their habitat objectives are reached. I assume that they felt it was worth it.
How many hunters do you think it is all right to lose--25%, 50%?
I hope some of the PGC posters will also respond to this.
I think the whole "license decrease" card being played by the USP and those opposed to the PGC is way off base.
Here are some stats comparing PA to other states in 1988 and 1998.
State 1988 1998
PA 1.17m 1.06m
TX 1.19m975K
MI 957K926K
WI 742K 737K
Take whatever you want from this, but to blame the recent decrease in license saleson HR is yet anotherreach.