I know what he is about!!!!

With any luck, more and morewill become aware of his shortcomings and be able to make that same statement. It will be a great day for deer management in PA, when that comes to pass.

Many of us have been waitng for "a great day for deer management in PA" for several years running. The PGC hasn't provided that. Gary Alt hasn't provided that either. Perhaps Slinsky should be given a chance. After all, anything would be an improvement considering what we're left with after all the slaughter.

I think January 10 2007 was a great day for deer management in PA.



It's all uphill from here for Slinsky, Levengood, Bolgiano and all the poor misguided USP souls. Their noisy distractionshavent been completely turned off, but the volume dial has been turned WAY down. Hopefully the PGC can now direct their energies into solving the real problems with PA deer management.

Perhaps Slinsky should be given a chance. After all, anything would be an improvement considering what we're left with after all the slaughter.

Has he made any great strides yet in the credibility department, since that timehe wroteto Ted Williams the outdoor writer, thinking hewas Ted Williams the deceasedBoston Red Sox great? Didn't think so.



Perhaps he should just stick to inflaming those who cannot comprehend basic wildlife management and convincing them in the process,to sue anyone that disagrees with them?

Interesting statement BT, "Hopefully the PGC can now direct their energies into solving the real problems with PA deer management."but I have to ask if they now can direct their energies into solving the real problems, that they created themselves by driving the agency into near bankrupticy, how much further will the cuts in service and programs be? They've done a bang up job of ruining things as it is.

The deer herd in a complete mess.

The Pheasant program cut in half.

Commissioner Hill stating that if any more cuts are to be done they will be the Pheasant program and no new Game Wardens. (Will the Youth Pheasant Hunt be cut also?)

The agency still does not meet their stated goal of 1 % timbering and now we hear that Forest Certification has not produced any significant gain in timber profits.

The PGC is now about to back a bill to allow burning. If they do it means that the deer were never the real problem in the first place.

The reality is that the agency is terribly mismanaged.

The solution to solving the real problems facing the agency is a full scale house cleaning of the Executive staff and replacing them with competent people, something that has been wispered by a few legislators.

Crazyhorse,your spin never stops.
1.The habitat situation is a mess not the deer program.
2.Pheasants are put and take.Anyone that wants or expects to shoot a farm raised,tame bird can go to a preserve.
3.Our game lands are not certified.
4.Do you even know what the benefits of burning would be?No it isn't to keep the deer at bay from pawing up the trees.In no way would it mean that deer were never an issue.You're too much.You complain about everything the PGC does.When they back something you want,you still find something to criticize.

The PGC did not bankrupt themselves.They haven't had a fee increase in over 9 years yet their overhead keeps going up.Yeah,that's horrible mismanagement.

sproul,The dog hunting was presented to the PANWTF as an idea.There's a small group of hunters named "american wild turkey hunting dog association" pushing to have this legalized.The idea didn't come from the PGC.
For the record I support this as much as I do all day hunting in the spring.
Notta

Pretty easy to see how fast the spinning gets out of control among the conspitacy theorists Rich.If it's a bad idea,it must have come from the PGC.

In my opinion Doug it sure is a bad idea but definately didn't come from the PGC.
I hope the PANWTF and PGC both reject this.

I think your only partially right on this issue. They have had to make cuts, most of them unpopular ones, but hunters complaining to legislators is what drove them to their financial troubles. They aren't allowed a licence increase by the state, so its their mess as well. We all helped create the current mess not just the PGC like you always calim. There's alot of blame to go around.