RE: Mountain lions, in PA or NY?
The PA DCNR wants to build something called PA wilds in the remote North central region of the state, like adirondack park, for elk viewing etc. "This is a conspiracy involving the UN (that's right united nations)to depopulate the area and build a biosphere for the purpose of conducting top secret maneauvers. It will eliminate sport hunting from the area".
"Coyotes and mountain lions are being stocked to kill the deer herd so in the event of a revolution we will have no sustinence". I told this guy if he was hungry enough he could eat a coyote to which there was no response.
Sad but true guys these are honest to goodness quotes documented coming from PA hunters.
Unfortunately we have a base which may be doing more harm than good in promoting our sport or beliefs to non-hunters. If any of you guys really saw a cougar , good just don't come across like a lunatic. Anti-hunters are already using PA hunters on their web sites to promote THEIR cause. I wish I remembered which site. one quoted hunters as wanting a deer behind every tree and don't care about science based mgmt and PA chased their deer biologist out of his job!!!. Let's not get too carried away with this conspiracy stuff on top of our deer management feelings or pretty soon we're going to be laughed right out of a favorite pasttime. I hope you guys are worried too. these knuckleheads are well funded and are using us as tools to promote themselves!