"I have respect for you and all other hunters that aren’t set on dismantling the proper and scientific management of the resources or intend on using financial black mail to drive the professional back to doing the wrong thing for the future because they think they know more then the professionals. "

Believe me, the level of respect goes both ways. Also, other states biologists know as much if not more than Pas and they seem to do a fine job with high approval in most cases. Fact is, most arent run by radical ecoweineys. Fact isnt debatable. There are OTHER more hunter friendly ways that would be 100% more beneficial and every bit as "scientific an proper" as currently that would far exceed the benefit of the current ecoflake catering plan.


"First of all it is no secret that we are losing hunters all across the nation. "

And no secret whyrateof decline has been higher in Pa than the national average. Double from 2001 to 2006

"With ever rising costs and ever declining hunter numbers we all knew the day would come when hunters alone could no longer fund the needs of sound wildlife management. The only question has always been just when that day would arrive."

SO pgc greately expedited the process, which also coincidentally benefit pgc new tree hugging buddiesvisions of abiodiverity disney like nirvannah.

"So how did it get to this point? Well in my opinion it has reached this point because of political blackmail that has come from a small but vocal minority of our hunters. But, too many of the good hunters have stood back and allowed that vocal minority to carry the day, so they aren’t without blame either."

There is noblackmail. The system was set up asis for a reason. And I think we ALL know why that was. To prevent corruption and asnine totally irresponsible direction from taking place due to outside influence. Thats EXACTLY whats happening.and the HUGE majority does not support hr as its been implement. And a HUGE majority would like to see smaller wmus and other tweaks...and as always they are ignore by pgc. Thats the FACTS.

"But blame or even the political blackmail isn’t even the real issue of what caused me to change my mind on general funds or some other funding method. I would actually prefer a percentage of the a dedicated annual tax base to be used for wildlife management funding in conjunction with the hunting license fees with a build in COLA. "

Sure it is for you. Its ALL about preventing the possibility of change. That what your misguided support of the "cola" is all about, what your comments of blackmail are all about and your nonsense about alternate funding... Its all about having the hunter as far removed from the decision making as possible and thats b.s. when so many other influences are already far stronger than our own. Your rediculous fantasy of this rogue "independent" agency also having a pocket book with no keeper (which is basically what you are asking for) is rediculous and not even worthy of discussion. How about you leave me the keys to your house, your vehicle and all your belongings for amonth when your away? Thats about what you are asking us to do. Turn over the keys to pgc with NO ability to challenge ANYTHING with the ability to withhold license increases or any other funding restriction or any other fraud or mismanagement preventing measures. That is ASNINE to the 100th degree.[:'(]...btw, your stuff wouldve been safe with me. Im trustworthy. So Id think a bettermore accurate depictionwould be givingyour keys to some crook. I think you can draw the parellells. I think Id rather give my keys to the crook than give complete 100% unanswering power over ourgame to pgc, expecially considering who is running the show these days.

"Every citizen of this Commonwealth, hunter or not, has a voice in how wildlife or the habitat is managed and that isn’t going to change. It is only going to become more pronounced."

Not so subtlely stated, for anyone who cant read between those linesas "hunters further removed from decision making than theyalready are".




"Why shouldn’t everyone pay for that management? "



Because, especially right now, due to reasons we are all aware of,the pros FAR underweigh the cons of that scenario.

"Yes states that work from their state’s general fund do have times when they have budget cuts. But, none of them are going ten or more years without an increase in their funding budget either as we have historically have had to do here in Pennsylvania and then have still have to backslide in sound wildlife to get even a modest increase that we can’t spend any way because we know we have to save anything we can just to survive the next round of refusals to grant a desperately needed increase. "

Loosely translated as, Rsb believes his employer is pigheaded and will not responsibly manage the deer herd and make needed change. And if they do adjust allocations and tweak thingsto get one fee increase now, it will be antideer business as usualthe very nextyear. And the next license increase after, will be necessary to slaughter a couple less deer for one year once again. Only way to keep the herd at current levels EVERY year and ignore the hunters and stay the ecoagenda course is to: Stop the responsible check and balance system, and trust pgc blindly with a basically blank check in the form of our tax money as well as a license fee increase with a cola! That is not only RSBs wish, but pgcs overall, and if you look at audubons website you will seethe exact same plan demanded. They can shove that notion where the sun don't shine.

"We typically have to start major program cuts five or more years before we get a license increase. "

BULL****! Pgc STILL has plenty of money money surplus (see financial reports)and didnt need to cut back yet, even after 10 years!!!. They did so make meager "cuts" because they wish to ward off the war of attrition...Basically saying We don't have to listen to anyone "yet" and if we save "X" amount of dollars and always havemoney for 5 years ahead surpluswe can fend off the hunters and legislators at least for the next few years any time we need to... AND THATS PURE BULL****! A blatant slap in the face to us all.

Also, Its been a helluva lot longer than5 yearsand pgc is still motoring along with meager "cutting back". And if they were in such dire straights now, after around twice that long!!! That points one heck of a exclamation point on their complete IRRESPONSIBILITY for allowing the degrade to continue, when the fix is simple and painless (to anyone other than a tiny minority of completely antideer ecoflakes.)

"That day has to come when hunters realize they can no longer fund sound of even good wildlife management programs and practices without outside funding of some kind. "

Maybe....Maybe not. Fact is, that day is FAR from now. Currently there is one problem and it doesnt need outside funding to fix. We need an vermin exterminator at Elmerton avenue.

"There are different ways of getting there but fighting and stomping our feet isn’t going to be the way to finding the best ways. "

Getting where??? (LOL) Sorry, buddy, but for YOUR trip, the only passengers are ECOFLAKES and DCNR. (which overlap quite a bit as well)