Seems YOUR area would be one of the first targeted. The sras.

Gonacon is a threat to hunting. Its not gonna end hunting, but its one helluva kick in the chops.

While the jury is out on the current crew overall, I have absolutely no doubt that if types like Pallone & Schleiden were in charge currently the use would quickly become widespread. No ands ifs or buts imho.

Currently there is no reason to prevent people from using it. The "experts"...biologists etc. at the game commission made it a viable option and now they wouldnt have a rats fat patoot chance in court of defending AGAINST its use if they were to deny the usage to anyone requesting it. There is not one thing preventing it now. They throw every argument of "ineffective', issues of "Uncertainty", safeness, etc. when they accepted it as a "tool" worthy of use within the state borders. Its been given its legitimacy.

What effect do you think it will have on hunters to know the stuff was used in a particular area? You wanna hunt anywhere around that area with deer marked with orange spots (necessary part of the plan to indicate they were injected)& that crap in their veins? lol You gonna make the jerky? I wouldnt. And I know a lot of others wont be willing either. Heck there were people afraid to eat deer from the ehd area to some extent! Let alone something of this magnitude.

On another note, whats to stop dcnr from demanding its use where "hunting has been ineffective" at reducing deer numbers to ridiculous levels since their regeneration in many areas of the state forest is failing and they blame the deer.

As for "clamoring for it" its been going on for years. In fact Mr. Jay Kirkpatrick, the antihunters good doctor has given seminars in YOUR area (Pittsburgh are) as well as other areas of the state saying how effective birth control can be given the chance, and how hes disgusted that its was not a legal option. Well the people that brought in Mr. Kirkpatrick to speak are probably smiling like a opossum on a gut pile right about now..