I suppose a few folks here still subscribe to the Game News? Unfortunately I was stupid enough to take a multi-year subscription and mine won't expire until Sept of 2011. I guess it's good for a few laughs. As my brother says it has become just another propaganda tool for the PGC. Amazing how every deer article praises and/or defends the PGC's management program. Good grief.
One of the things that amazes me the most is how the locals where I hunt blame coyotes for the low deer numbers. I spent a considerable amount of time in the woods this season, far more than most of the locals, and I did not see, hear or smell even one coyote this season. As a matter of fact I don't even recall seeing any tracks or even a pile of crap. I think the coyotes are smarter than we are. When there is no game they go somewhere else. When I suggest that it just might be all the extra seasons and high antlerless permit allocations the locals look at me like I'm from another planet. Then again, most of them have no problem filling as many doe tags as they can get their hands on. I swear sometimes we are our own worst enemies. I don't even bother applying for an antlerless permit but I may just start so I can set fire to at least one.