That is true VA, Pa does have too many hunters. Many are members of camps and farm properties where it is a social enjoyment to be with friends and family. I get as much enjoyment from meals together and helping a nephew drag one as any harvest I have made.....

And in pa the licenses will drop as a result of AR, many people I talk to do not like it at all and would rather not purchase a license if it means hunting under AR. After all my nephews can still walk the woods, bike, enjoy fishing and the outdoors.... they just don't need to pay the state $86 to do that. For them the last years have been poor anyways, its not like they are missing much since the harvest of bucks has plunged in pa.

Bottom line for many is that they are seeing the same old racks they saw for 10 years, just a whole lot less of them.

And there is less each year.


Hunters will drop out anyways, as pa was having declining license sales anyways before Alt. But this will push some who were on the fence.

The ones who are left will have more opportunity, but also a larger burden to pay for it all.

....and our head deer manager wanted to start taking cash from greenpeace and soccer moms ot pay for the short-fall. I feel sorry for the guys who stick around to attend the deer meetings with Soccer moms and Greenpeace in attendance to say what hunting should look like...