skeeter, this thought did cross my mind. The way I see it is that if she goes hunting in Pa she may hunt for lets say three years without harvesting a deer. However, she loses interest quickly due to the fact that she doesn't realize how rewarding it can be when you finally are successful. On the other hand if she goes on a high fence hunt she knows what it's like to be successful and the feeling that we all get when we harvest an animal. (granted, I don't think a high fence hunt is that rewarding but she's only 12 so it will be different for her.) This way when she is out in the woods later this year or the following, even though she doesn't fill a tag she still remembers that feeling and sticks with it so she can do it again. You make a good point though and I have thought about that point of view for awhile before coming up with this train of thought.

p.s. Pa hunting isn't that bad. I usually get 1 or 2 a year but then again I can hunt at my parents after work all archery season, take off for deer camp and have all my saturdays so I can put time in on good land. My cousin (as well as his daughter) doesn't have this luxary and is very constricted as far as getting quality time in the woods on productive land.