Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
12-10-2008, 05:07 PM
#11
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
Call me greedy but I would LOVE to see hunter numbers drop in this state. Or at least the man days afield. And we pull that off with no sunday hunting!
12-10-2008, 05:15 PM
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
Call me greedy but I would LOVE to see hunter numbers drop in this state. Or at least the man days afield. And we pull that off with no sunday hunting!
Call me greedy but I would LOVE to see hunter numbers drop in this state. Or at least the man days afield. And we pull that off with no sunday hunting!
And if it would get rid of more whiners I'd pay an extra fifty dollars for a licence.[blockquote][quote]
ORIGINAL: bawanajim
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ORIGINAL: fellas2
Hey BTB,you can subtract 7 more from that number for next year.
Hey BTB,you can subtract 7 more from that number for next year.
Just makes for better hunting for me. I hope some more pheasant hunters quit too ,more birds for me.
That is exactly the self centered greedy attitude I would expect from someone like you.
12-10-2008, 05:32 PM
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
ORIGINAL: livbucks
I wouldn't mind Sunday archery, but I surely don't want Sunday firearms deer hunting. We would pick up a lot of fast-food deer hunters that we are better off without.
I wouldn't mind Sunday archery, but I surely don't want Sunday firearms deer hunting. We would pick up a lot of fast-food deer hunters that we are better off without.
12-10-2008, 05:37 PM
#15
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
Once again,I was't talking to you,but you're entitled to your opinion and me mine.I'm not sure how long you've been hunting in this state but i'm pretty sure it hasn't been long enough to know what "good" hunting is. It's like growing up eating steak and then somebody trying to pass off liver as the real thing.bawanajim,if you call what this state has to offer pheasant hunting,I'm already questioning your sanity.
12-10-2008, 05:50 PM
#16
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
IMHO, the one day warriors are the ones we can do without! I'd like to see Sunday hunting but you've brought up a very good point that really makes one think there Greg.
ORIGINAL: livbucks
I wouldn't mind Sunday archery, but I surely don't want Sunday firearms deer hunting. We would pick up a lot of fast-food deer hunters that we are better off without.
I wouldn't mind Sunday archery, but I surely don't want Sunday firearms deer hunting. We would pick up a lot of fast-food deer hunters that we are better off without.
12-10-2008, 05:51 PM
#17
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
Just came across some intesting numbers from the NSSF regarding PA hunter numbersas compared to the other 49 states.
PA Ranks:
#2 inresident hunters
#4 for out of state hunters
#2 in $$ spent on hunting
# 1 in days afeild for all hunters
It is undeniable that license sales are down all across this nation but PA still looks fairly strong despite the claims from the USP and their ilk
http://www.nssf.org/07report/factsheets/Pennsylvania.pdf?CFID=3324139&CFTOKEN=b0acf715 fb5a9cee-21DDDB1E-9204-3EF1-A729994817B4A749&jsessionid=f0308d4b75e4f18ce8 f068112716275172a7
Just came across some intesting numbers from the NSSF regarding PA hunter numbersas compared to the other 49 states.
PA Ranks:
#2 inresident hunters
#4 for out of state hunters
#2 in $$ spent on hunting
# 1 in days afeild for all hunters
It is undeniable that license sales are down all across this nation but PA still looks fairly strong despite the claims from the USP and their ilk
http://www.nssf.org/07report/factsheets/Pennsylvania.pdf?CFID=3324139&CFTOKEN=b0acf715 fb5a9cee-21DDDB1E-9204-3EF1-A729994817B4A749&jsessionid=f0308d4b75e4f18ce8 f068112716275172a7
12-10-2008, 05:54 PM
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
ORIGINAL: fellas2
Once again,I was't talking to you,but you're entitled to your opinion and me mine.I'm not sure how long you've been hunting in this state but i'm pretty sure it hasn't been long enough to know what "good" hunting is. It's like growing up eating steak and then somebody trying to pass off liver as the real thing.bawanajim,if you call what this state has to offer pheasant hunting,I'm already questioning your sanity.
Once again,I was't talking to you,but you're entitled to your opinion and me mine.I'm not sure how long you've been hunting in this state but i'm pretty sure it hasn't been long enough to know what "good" hunting is. It's like growing up eating steak and then somebody trying to pass off liver as the real thing.bawanajim,if you call what this state has to offer pheasant hunting,I'm already questioning your sanity.
12-10-2008, 05:55 PM
#19
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
I can't do any thing about the Pheasant hunting this state has to offer, but I do shoot as many of them that the PGC has to offer. Less pheasant hunters means more for me.
Same as deer I work all year making my woods a deer heaven,I have not a reason in the world to kill any doe ,but I love buck hunting.We will never challenge Illinois in terms of monster bucks,but the deer I'm seeing and killing now are better than most could ever ask for.
Just being mad and bitter is a fools life style, its a hunters choice to kill what is legal or to hunt at all,g back and readthetimes dead deer makes his demeaning post and figure for yourself how much deer hunting he really does.
When given lemons some chose to make lemon aid, while someothers prefer to justpucker.
Same as deer I work all year making my woods a deer heaven,I have not a reason in the world to kill any doe ,but I love buck hunting.We will never challenge Illinois in terms of monster bucks,but the deer I'm seeing and killing now are better than most could ever ask for.
Just being mad and bitter is a fools life style, its a hunters choice to kill what is legal or to hunt at all,g back and readthetimes dead deer makes his demeaning post and figure for yourself how much deer hunting he really does.
When given lemons some chose to make lemon aid, while someothers prefer to justpucker.
12-10-2008, 05:56 PM
#20
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RE: Pa hunter numbers, is doomsday really here?
im not arguing with the info you found but how can it be number 1 in days afield?? we cant hunt on sundays so that should subtract alot. like say ky for instance i can hunt from early sept till mid feb straight for bow season. not unless im missing something....which is possible and heck pa cuts their bowhunters out the second week in nov. missing some of the rut we are.