"Something tells me this thread will be very active...."

It doesnt take a geniustofigure outpeople are gonna want to point out inaccuracy and highly biased information.

Only problem I see, most of the statements are made by Pgc...Even Rsb was quoted. Gee. Gotta be unbiased credible article! (LOL)

Not saying anything bad about the magazine, they have very little way of knowing exactly what our situation is. They basically print what they are told, and every writer simply is not gonna study the topic of our deer management IN DEPTH, when they can get "good enough" fodder in a couple of short phone interviews or a 10 minute face to face chat.

Funny about mentioning the 170" buck. Seeing as it was from Allegheny, one of the worst counties accesswise in the state, and an area that HAS NOT BEEN reduced because of it.

Compare to most of the state where such bucks are about as rare as hens teeth, the ow herd has been reduced by 20, 30 40, and in some cases over 50%.

The reason Allegheny is a good county and is number one in big bucks killed, is because the plan CANNOT work there. Its an SRA, have nearly unlimited tags, yet access wont allow the herd devastation that occurred most other places.

Didnt hear much mention that we had a 40-50 yr low buck harvest. Hunters numbers are declining over twice the national average, that we dont and cant have more big buck as predicted due to many areas having such extreme reduction, Didnt mention the reproduction prediction have proven false according to the annual report data. and on an on...

One flowery, PGC statement riddled article designed to simply paint a happy face to the many many hunters who distrust them aint gonna change a thing.

They are being sued, petitioned, have government intervening on part of hunters, are gonna be audited etc... All for very good reasons. Ecofreaks have set our deer management goals in Pa based on their desire for things like more trillium, hobblebush, and a more "pre-settlement" environment, and they are imbedded like ticks.

The southwest region used to be the best area of the state for big bucks. Then areas like 2A got hit with over 50% ow reduction. Funny thing is, pgc hadnt had a buck scoring session in six years and was highly anticipated...

SOme of the biggest bucks in the region measuring session this year...after not having a session in 6 years!? A measly mid 130's buck was top typical archery. Rifle = 150's.

P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C!

But Pgc will shine the spotlight brighter than ever on the oddball two or three really big bucks from far corners of the state, like were always the case, just to try and salvage a miserably failed program.