Was looking at Minnesota and their wildlife management. It was quite eye-opening as is often the case when seeing other states management for the first time compared to Pa's.

Minnesota actually CARES what their hunters think!! Imagine that!

They also have HUNDREDS of units of management and ask for hunter input on their deer management!!

Here is a link to a survey thathunters were asked togive their input. You look at those questions and ask yourself if you think PA game commission would ever ask us or want to know these things! They REALLY want to know what their hunters think about the deer herd!!! About the hunter satisfaction and they ask THOUROUGHLY. They also ask about satisfaction with the agency!

Here is a link to one sections poll (have individual polls for different sections, but ask the same questions) this section is a several unit segment of the state. One unit, 240, has estimated 42 dpsm prefawning or "post season". That is more than any wmu in Pennsylvania. Is their goal reduction as suggested by Minnesota biologists? Nope. "Stay the same" is the goal. And the goal is to increase or stabilize all the lower dd wmus as well.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/deer/dgs/central2.html