RE: Update: Pennsylvania Game Commission Releases ' Mistaken Deer Kill' Report
I think we all agree a lot goes unreported. But the game commission has to report what figures they have to work with. That is the job of any government agency.
Even if everything was reported there isn' t enough manpower to investigate every claim or to remove every carcass. Hence they are always telling us to support SPORT. (Sportsmen Policing Our Ranks Togeher) I don' t know about you but it sounds great in theory but I know I am not going to rat out folks on neighboring properties. I keep my group ethical and responsible but other than that I won' t step into someone else' s business. Something about a guy with 5 teeth and a gun and reporting him to game commission seems like a deathwish.
More importantly it was a safe season. One of the safest on record, I think we are all thankful for that. Especially weird if you consider the fact that the doe season has run at the same time as the buck season. I know that created a real concern about safety, " brown and down" had the potential to turn lots of woods into a shooting gallery. I say to All PA hunters that it is great news and we all must keep doing our part.