Hi RonM,
we've talked before but it's been a while. Once the season started I only check this site once every other week.
I mainly hunt WCC ST park and enjoy doing so very much. I only have a few second left of my break so here goes:
1. Loosen up on the must hunt with in 20yds of a stand or post. Make it 50 yrds or even better yet determin how many hunters can occupy an area and let us go in and hunt (climbers or ground). 2. Stop putting the stands next to walking trails. 3. Move the stands 50yds or so during the off season. I'm sure the hunters will do the work, I know I will. You cant tell me the deer don't know where they are. I've seen deer walk completly around a stand area that was unoccupied. 4. Extend the archery season. All of us are working class guys and are lucky to make it out 2-3 times a week and usually only for a AM or PM (1/2 day). With a season that is only 4 weeks long thats not much time. 5.Open some of the areas that are currently not hunted(Middel Run is huge). This could be done for archery only hunting, again climbers or gorund hunting. Dont worry about having pre built stands every where. 6. Make hunting spots available away from walking trails! This only leads to drama with non-hunters! 7. loosen up a bit on the hunting with in 20 yds. Make us Archery hunters take a safety/profeciency test if that would make everyone feel more cumfortable.