ORIGINAL: jhalfhill
Everyone I know here in PA is grumbling about the same thing. There aren't near as many deer as their used to be. I believe the only way to satisfy both trophy hunters and meat hunters is the removal of the 2 week antlerless season and go back to the 3 day antlerless season. More button bucks would survive and the antler restrictions would ensure that they would reach maturity before being killed. More big bucks. Less time to kill does, so more does. Therefore, we see more deer. Some friends and I have each e-mailed the PA Game Commission about this and the subject is being reviewed. Hopefully they will pass it at a board meeting. Fellow PA hunters please e-mail this address and voice your concerns on the subject of depleted deer and let them know that you would support a 3 day doe season.
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sorry but i aint gonna do that, i think the deer population is right where it should be, i didnt see many bucks, but i dont hunt the antlers, im a meat hunter.