....On winning 3 of the 5 well deserved national awards...

"Through aggressive changes in their deer management program over the past few years, the Pa Game Commission now is considered among the most progressive state wildlife agencies in the nation regarding quality deer management, said Brian Murphy, QDMA executive director."

"The agency has implemented statewide antler restrictions, liberalized doe harvest regulations, instituted concurrent deer seasons and more. Early results from this program are very encouraging and bode well for the future of the state's deer herds and deer hunters."

"QDMA's Professional Deer Manager of the Year Award recognizes the professional biologist or manager who, in their position, has done the most to promote the principles and practices of quality deer management."


"Dr. Alt was a hands-down winner for his efforts to promote quality deer management in one of the most difficult and occasionally hostile areas of the whitetail's range - Pennsylvania," Murphy said. "While Dr. Alt is recognized as a black bear expert and an award-winning photographer, his achievements in the whitetail arena over the past few years are perhaps his most significant.

"Since being appointed as supervisor of the Game Commission's Deer Management Section in 1999, he led the effort to bring many changes to Pennsylvania's deer management program including concurrent deer seasons, fall muzzleloader and gun deer seasons, increased bag limits, and statewide antler point restrictions. Over the past few years alone, Dr. Alt has given more than 200 lectures across Pennsylvania, conducted scores of TV, newspaper and radio interviews and written a number of articles."

QDMA Northeast Regional Director Kip Adams offered his congratulations to the Game Commission and Dr. Alt for being selected for these two awards.

"As a Pennsylvania resident, I'd like to congratulate the Game Commission on this prestigious award," Adams said. "As a friend and fellow deer biologist, I'm very proud that Dr. Alt was selected as the first-ever professional of the year.

"Although the agency and Dr. Alt provided the framework, Pennsylvania's deer hunters also deserve recognition since they are the ones that provided the 'on the ground' work."

So who do we believe?? The best biologists in the country like Kroll and Dr Woods, Alt, deer researchers, etc. +PGC + now QDMA..

...or three or four antis on this board?