1. go to a statewide shotgun only gun season ( replacing the current centerfire regulations)
Why? In SRA's it isn't a bad idea...don't they already have that in effect anyways? There is no real reason to allow shotgun only in some places like the ANF where I hunt....it's all woods, no houses or people other than hunter there most of the time.
2. smaller WMUs
Total agreement from me on this one.
3. open and close different WMU on different dates...create a northern deer zone and a southern, possibly expand that to include a eastern and western at a future date
Again, why?
4. put antler deer hunting on a lottery draw by WMU, allow no non resident antlered deer hunting for a specific time then open it to all applicants with a 10% cap on antlered tags reserved for non residents.
Why? You're trying to make changes here to something that isn't broken. Show a need for these changes and maybe they'll be considered.
5. charge the same for non resident back tag fees as other states charge for theirs. ex. if MT charges NR $1000 for a lnadowner sponsored deer tag Pa should charge a MT resident the same fee for the same tag.
Most states charge aroudn the same for nonres of neighboring states. Why should I care about the handfull of people that come here from far away states?
6.online harvest reports as well as phone ins
This is in the works and reports from Harrisburg say it should be in effect necxt season...finally, advancement!
7.allow landowners with 100+ continuous acres to manage their own herd provided that land or 50% of it is open to public hunting
Why should it have to be open to the public? Landowners should be able to manage their land however they want....posted or not, kill whay they want, etc. It is their land, not mine or yours.
8. a antler deer tag must be used on any male deer, if a mistaken kill is made an no anterless tag is held by the shooter a $25 accident kill fee will be imposed ( I know "who'll turn them in? the same guys that turn in a 4 pt buck now. the honest guy that's who)
What is this solving? Keeping a doe from being shot, true? It's getting to the point of being nit-picky though. I would propose an either sex tag before this....any deer get tagged with the EST. Button, doe, buck whatever gets the same tag, but only one tag per hunter with exception of additional antlerless only tags available in certain areas....like DMAP.
Like has been stated by others, you need to justify these proposed changes. I'm all about making changes where needed, but there needs to be a reason and a valid one at that. Just some constructive criticism.