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Old 01-09-2008 | 04:59 AM
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Default RE: Public Land - a curse or a blessing?

I blame alot of this on the PGC and its lack of enforcement statewide. They would rather pay their deputies to sit on SGL's watching for the guy who is archery hunting during turkey season that is wearing an orange vest but forgot his orange hat and fine him than actually go out and find the poachers and tresspassers that are really giving the sport a black eye.
I kind of go along with that. I think the PGC itself is handcuffed by being short staffed. I think PA's enforcement system (local cops, magistrates etc.) is one of the most corrupted things going. I don't think PGC wardens have the authority to enforce trespass laws, I wish they did. I wish our trespass laws were strict like Ohio & other states. The list goes on and on, but bottom line is PA is out of control in many places, and there's little or no one to enforce, or care to enforce the laws.
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