Here is what WMI has to say about PA hunters.
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Deer management in Pennsylvania lies within the interface of the three pillars
mentioned above and the PGC must address each independently and
comprehensively. Deer are a public resource and the public has the right to
understand and influence deer management goals. PA deer hunters are motivated
by their hunting experiences to influence deer management goals and feel SPECIAL
DISPENSATION because of their financial support to have their desires translated to
agency policy. And finally, the PGC must interact with the public, deer hunters and
the wild deer resource itself, only within a scientifically defendable program of
work.
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Lets see..... they believe that the PGC must work with hunters, the public and the deer. Don't see a problem with that!
I'll go out on a limb here and guess that this is the part you object to....
PA deer hunters are motivated
by their hunting experiences to influence deer management goals and feel SPECIAL
DISPENSATION because of their financial support to have their desires translated to
agency policy.
I see nothing incorrect about that statement and see it as WMI recognizing that hunters should have input but not an absolute say. Hunters like you and Cornboy are examples of why a statement like that would even come from a game management organization. You have a one track mind when it comes to deer management and that track is more deer no matter what. You seem to keep forgetting that hunters alone own only a small percentage of the land that supports the herd. You seem to think that those who provide feed and habitat for the majority of our deer all year shouldn't be on equall footing with deer hunters when it comes to managing the herd.
You've also proven by your previous posts that you don't care about the effect of deer on other species or on the habitat, timber and food sources so long as we manage deer at MSY. I see that WMI statement as reasonable and practical if hunting is to survive well into the future.