Originally Posted by
BTBowhunter
As far as the estimated harvest, I agree that PA should improve their reporting system. We could do better but anyone who understands how statistics and the law of large numbers work will tell you that PA's numbers are statistically accurate even though they're not exact.
When you compare Ohio, I assume your talking about success rates per hunter? If thats what your'e saying, your answer lies in one of your previous posts. Ohio has less deer but far less hunters. They have more deer per hunter because we have so many hunters. The square mileage is very close between the two so the deer harvested per square mile is higher in PA while Ohio has a better success rate.
Again, read the report. BTW, Ohio is a midwest state and wasnt in that particular comparison.
BT. First I used OH. because PA. and OH. border each other, have the same types of habitat for the most part and have the exact same growing season and climate and the hunters from both states are very similar in dedication to the sport and time spent a field etc. To compare NH. and ME. to PA. is useless!! Both our over 300 miles away, have very different habitats and growing seasons and their hunters (the few they have) really dont care much about the sport. (you dont even know its the first day of deer or bear season up there)
2nd. If you think OH. has less deer per square mile than PA. does you dont have a clue.
The reason OH. hunters have such a higher success rate is because they have more deer per square mile. Pike