RE: Pa. deer hunting BAD????
Ya know, nobody has even brought up the fact the predator levels are up all over NW Pa as well as the SW NY. I hunt coyotes and I'm seeing a lot more of them than in previous years. And the PGC is projecting another record year of black bear harvests.
Now, I have had many arguments over the "coyotes drastically reducing" the deer herd population by killing many spring fwans. But I don't think that's the case at all. Not that they don't have an impact, but the black bear is the #1 spring fawn killer.
It can only get worse with the rise of coyote levels, and I think we're not that far off, maybe another 3 or 4 years if not less.Remember also that, when we do get a severe enough winter to increase deer kills, the coyotes are the ones who really capitalize.
Again, has anyone heard the rumor of opening up Sunday to hunting?