While the buck harvest is dropping,
aren't these lucky 50,000 yearling bucks being compensated by the additional doe harvest
meaning that the total PA harvest is about the same.
Obviously increasing the doe harvest will have a multipier effect,
and this is what PA needs.
Sorry about those parts of the State that are hurting.
and by all means complain. Hopefully the system is flexible enough to change things based on the Deer Management Units.
If you want to see a real disaster, check with your friends in upstate NY, many of whom haven't even seen a deer this season.
By the Way, Gary Alt is leaving his position next week.
In my opinion, he is the best thing to happen to the State of PA in my lifetime.
Hopefully his replacement will be as scientific, flexible and energetic as Alt was.