While he would rate the average across the U.S. a three, on a scale of one to 10 with 10 representing optimum ecosystem-based deer management, Shissler said, he would score Pennsylvania with a five.
It appears Shissler is saying he knows more than all of the deer managers across the entire US and the PGC plan is only half as good as it should be. When Shissler rates the PGC plan as a five what he is really saying is we have to reduce the herd by an additional 50% in order to elevate the plan to a rating of 10.