Why would Alt want to destroy hunting?What would be his motivation?I really never cared for Alt and never regarded him that highly as a deer biologist.Still,the habitat accross the northern part of Pa was trashed and it was never going to improve unless the deer herd was drastically reduced.That's a fact that's been challenged in court and to date,not a single biologist or forester with any credibility has been able to debunk.For decades,the biologists and foresters pleaded to reduce the deer herd but there was never a board of commissioners that would see it through because of political pressure.

I live right smack in the middle of the WMU's that took the biggest hit with herd reductions.We most certainly have less deer than we did 30 yers ago but the habitat is coming back,the deer are coming back and the bucks are bigger and healthier then they've ever been.To be honest,while we do have less deer,I've never seen the hunting as good as it is today.The opportunities we have are tremendous.