RE: Here we go again with the USP!!
The state game lands are not part of Pa's certified forests.I'm talking about state forest lands not game lands.I've spent a fair amount of time on sgl 57 during my younger days.There are far better places to hunt in that area.*
Also,Alt stated that we would have MORE and bigger bucks than ever before,not just bigger.That is statistically impossible to do if you reduce the herd in half.I agree that we may have a higher proprtion of bigger bucks but we won't have more.The difference won't be that great as a 2.5 year old isn't much smarter than a 1.5 year old.Despite that, I still agree antler restrictions are worth trying.*
If you want to see over 100 deer on about a mile stretch of road just shine a light in the fields between stark rd and the road that runs into Lake Carey just past Shadow brook.After the corn is cut,it's easy to spot that many deer on one stretch of road.The corn was very late being cut this year.Despite the overabundance of deer,there are some huge bucks in that area.I've hunted that area my whole life and I've never seen a stunted deer.Wyoming county has been producing huge bucks for as long as I can remember.*
The issue that people are complaining about has very little to do with AR.What has people upset in certain areas is the way herd reductions are being carried out.It's being done on a broad scale with little regard to the areas that actually need it.Right now,3b and 3c are more than double their density goals while other areas that are below the density goal keep getting hammered with more doe tags and dmap permits.This is why people are crying as so many put it.One more time.Are you willing to take the deer density in your area below 13 dpsm like Alt is shooting for?If you are,you will never have more and bigger bucks than ever before as Alt promised.