24 pages of posts and nothing solved ! after 41 years of hunting just a few facts that I have lived thru:

Bobwhite quail - GONE

Ringneck pheasant - Gone other than a handfull of stocked birds that act like chickens

Rabbits - might as well be gone,not enought worth hunting (by the way,ever notice the lack of hunters on the first day anymore)

Deer - hunted 6 wmu and 10 counties over the past 41 years and have seen normal day in the woods go from 50-75 deer to less than ten and as fewas 0.

Turkeys-everywhere including 1 mile from downtown Pgh where they routinely end up imbedded in cars on the Parkway West.Have become more of a pest than anything.

Coyotes - What was once considered an animal from the wild west now populates almost every county in the state and kills more wildlife than anyone will admit.


What was once a proud state boasting proud hunters has now become a playground for the PGC and all who choose to follow their propoganda.
Wake up and smell the coffee will you guys.Numbers,studies,reports,findings,estimates,an d supposed facts can all be manipulated when and where ever wanted when the BMOC choose to do so.Absolute power corupts and in the case of the PGC,it's done exactly that.With no one to answer to or make explanations for, it's been a runaway train for years with the end of the line coming way too soon.Doubt that it's a racket,take a look at sites like basecampleasing.com and look what people are willing to pay to seethe few deer left. See all the smart hunters in Ohio !