That simply is not true . The hunters did exactly what Alt told them to do . the anterless harvest increased from 184K in 1999 to 352K in 2002. We were praised for adhereing to the ntler restrictions in 2002 and we only harvested 142K buck in 2003 while harvesting 323K anterless deer.
This post will go to Hell in a hurry if it turns into a PA PGC Finger pointing affair.
ddear is right - the hunters in PA did exactly what was asked - for two years. And pretty much they got what was promised (lower Buck take - and increased doe take) The overall effect is a substantially reduced deer herd. It will be interesting to see what the next 2 or 3 years bring to PA.
FH