RE: PA antler restriction
 

What does this have to do with PA Antler restrictions? Maybe it's just me....:eek:

RE: PA antler restriction
 

I didn't challenge the percentage of 2B that has trees but you have no basis for inferring howmuch of that forested areamay or may not fall within the safety zone rules. It's simply a fact of life in 2B that archery hunting is allowed or welcomed on a huge number of properties where gun hunting is simply not allowed. Usually thats simply the choice of the private property owners and the vast majority of 2B isprivate property.
It's also important to note that much of the pulic property in 2B where hunting is allowed is restricted to bowhunting only by the municpality that owns it.

You have not presented any data that shows how much of 2B falls into a safety zone that would prove Gregs statement wrong. We will waitfor youto find thatdocumentation and get back to us

RE: PA antler restriction
 

Wrong again. I presented the data that showed only 20% of 2b was developed while 57% was forested. Based on the USFS criteria forested land does not include residences that require a safety zone..

Also, would you care to explain why if firearms hunters have less access than archers, why those hunters harvested 8,900 antlerless in 2 weeks while it took 12 weeks for archers to harvest only 5,418 antlerless?

RE: PA antler restriction
 

The USFS does not administer or enforce safety zones. Please show us where, as you claim,the USFS uses that in their criteria

RE: PA antler restriction
 

Can you provide a source for the USFS caring diddley about safety zones?

RE: PA antler restriction
 

You owe me a Coke, Bob. :D

RE: PA antler restriction
 

Yet another post demonstrating your ignorance of area 2B. The firearms season totals 8 weeks+ in area 2B

RE: PA antler restriction
 

I'll be happy to buy you a coke anytime but after these past few days, maybe it's time for a beer or three;)

RE: PA antler restriction
 

I didn't claim that the USFS enforced safety zones or even cared about safety zones.But, they definitely determine if a section of woods is a developed subdivision or a contiguous stand of forest.

BTW,when did they reduce the safety zone reg. to 50 yds. for archery/

RE: PA antler restriction
 

What you did was quote a USFS stat to try and dipute Gregs accurate observation that much of 2B is safety zone and accessable to archers but not gun hunters

The safety zone for archery was changed several years ago. At least 5 or 6.

Oh and 2B currently has 8+ weeks of gun hunting for antlerless deer, 9+ if you count early muzzy season, not the two weeks as you stated in your last attempted distortion