RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
I truly think the sport is over in PA. Hunter and deer numbers will drop like a rock and eventually very few hunters will be around. The PGC just doesn't understand how successful hunters are in PA. The kill #'s are dropping slowly, but the real problem is the qty of deer around. Virtually none on public land for miles. We drove SGL for 2 straight days all day bear hunting and not one of us saw a single deer. Years ago we saw a lot of deer. They are just plain gone.
I have 30 years of hunting that has recently gotten to its worst stage, hopefully the next 30 will improve a little. I think my only chance is if the kids all quit and the 1x/year guys all quit and their is just not enough guys in the woods to fulfill the current mission of the PGC.