Not every hunter in PA. is for them. There was no hard scientific evidence that they were needed. Dr Alt and his team used them as a tool to get the herd reduction thru. the studies to prove them are ongoing now instead of being done before they were implemented. I dont think there would have been the opposition that there was and still is if there were hard proof that is what should have been done. Guys in Pa were touting the benefits of them the first year they were implemented. There were always good bucks in PA. you just had to hunt a little harder. To many guys thought that having them would atomaticlly insure them a big buck. With massive herd reduction going on at the same time with them it will be hard to say if they are doing what Alt wants.