Is hunting not thinning the herd because it opens on a Monday? Here in NH the Opening Day for Firearms is always on a Wednesday while Archery is always the 15th of Sept. and Muzzleloader is always a Saturday. Obviously not having Opening Day on a weekend, limits the number of hunters in the woods on that day. It appears that's exactly what PA is trying to accomplish. I never thought that PA had a problem with thinning the herd, based on the number of hunters in your state. I don't see a problem unless those numbers are not being met.