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.
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This is exactly the point we're trying to get across. As you can see by these number's , liscense sales were declining even when there were an abundance of deer.
HR/AR are not the only cause.no one said it was not.
And other states across the country,including TROPHY deer states have had a decrease in sales also.
Why is itso hard to admit that theHR is not the entire problem?
You would have to be unable to count to see the trend in our country.