"Though I agree with farmers, nursery and large forest land owners being able to have the tools to control deer populations to levels that are consistent with their business objectives I also think we need to use caution by keeping hunters as the actual management tool they can use."

And they have PLENTY of tools to do so. A degree of overall reduction less than we recieved wouldve also addressed somewhat. The blanket statewide slaughter was 100% unwarranted, but given because of econuts like Shissler (environmentalist nutjob) that played major role in our deer management plan.

"The Game Commission has been trying to work with them to help improve the future for hunting and hunters,"

Absolutely NOT. In fact hunters and hunting has been given NO consideration whatsoever. The sport is degrading greatly, and its not only being permitted by pgc, its seemingly encouraged when the solutions are extremely simple, yet they flatly refuse to address them responsibly

"it would be a lot better if more hunters understood that and learned more about working together instead of trying to tear down the work that has already been accomplished to make a better future for hunting. "

More deer where deer can be (which is basically varying percentages of increase in all wmus except sras), smaller wmus, no more constant pgc lies that will equate to better hunter pgc relations and trust, which are currently nonexistent = the ONLY chance for better hunting future. PERIOD. Thats not being a wiseass, thats exactly how it is.