You seem to forget one little problem as it relates to PA... we were virtually letting zero bucks get past 1.5 years. Yes, some high grading will occur but at least now some bucks will be allowed to age past the stupid adolscent stage and then hopefully some of the best learn in that first year how to survive beyond 2.5. Could this be part of the reason for this years lower kill?
Would you please get your facts straight and quit misrepresenting the history of our herd. In 2002 we harvested 52.6K 2.5+ buck , which means we carried over at least 65K buck from 2001. That is no where close to your claim that we carried over virtually zero buck before AR.Furthermore, due to AR a lower percentage of 2.5 buck will survive to become 3.5 and those that do survive will be those buck that weren't AR legal as 2.5 buck.
I never ranted about the high BB harvest as you maliciously claim. I simply pointed out that it is an inevitable consequence of implementing AR while attempting to reduce the herd by 50%. shooting BB was never a problem before, but due to AR it is now a problem.
I didnt attack you, I didnt attack your grandfather, I didnt attack any hunter because of his standards being different than mine let alone any group of hunters. I pointed out the double standards of ONE GUY period.
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You did a fine job of attacking me and misrepresenting my position on harvesting BB. I don't have a problem with anyone shooting BB and I don't have a problem with anyone being a trophy hunter as long as his trophy hunting doesn't negatively impact my style of hunting and AR does just that.