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Old 01-12-2005 | 05:42 AM
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Default RE: Things not likely to change in PA... at least not this year.

Tell that to your fellow archers who have been relying on the rifle hunters to control the herd ,while they hunted for their trophies. The antlered to anterless PS ratio is around 1:5 ,but the archery harvest B/D ratio is 1:1. If archers were the least bit concerned about balancing the B/D ratio our harvest rate would be one buck for every five anterless deer harvested.
Archers have indeed not killed enough early doe. Some learned to get on board the hard way after seeing the early muzzy and youth/senior doe hunt put right in the middle of their season. Some still dont get it. It's a place that needs work. But remember, we have guys who claim to be archers right here who dont want any doe killed. A few years ago Alt proposed a two week earlier archery doe only season.
The commisioners shot it down due to heat from the unified crowd and jealousy from some rifle hunters.
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