PA license sales
02-22-2009 | 02:00 PM
#21
Typical Buck
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Westmoreland County PA.
RE: PA license sales
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
No matter what we all believe, the one point that screams for our attention is the continued drop among junior hunters. Whatever our differences ALL of us need to try to do our part to get another kid or two involved.
No matter what we all believe, the one point that screams for our attention is the continued drop among junior hunters. Whatever our differences ALL of us need to try to do our part to get another kid or two involved.
02-22-2009 | 02:03 PM
#22
Fork Horn
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RE: PA license sales
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
The 1% uptick is not really anything to celebrate. What is noteworthy is that we went from negatives to a positive in a time when the numbers have steadily dropped across the entire US.
the significance of stopping and reversing a trend is indeed large. Anyone who has a tough time accepting that idea needs to watch the replays of Harrisons interception and touchdown run repeatedly till it sinks in. Thats what just happened with license sales.
Rodger pointed out a plausible theory, so did Greg.
Here's my best case theory: Maybewe flushed out theone day punkin army crowd over the past 5 years and we've begun to spark some interestand recapture some of those that had grown tired of the spike and forkie parade every seasonby improving the quality of our bucks.
No matter what we all believe, the one point that screams for our attention is the continued drop among junior hunters. Whatever our differences ALL of us need to try to do our part to get another kid or two involved.
The 1% uptick is not really anything to celebrate. What is noteworthy is that we went from negatives to a positive in a time when the numbers have steadily dropped across the entire US.
the significance of stopping and reversing a trend is indeed large. Anyone who has a tough time accepting that idea needs to watch the replays of Harrisons interception and touchdown run repeatedly till it sinks in. Thats what just happened with license sales.
Rodger pointed out a plausible theory, so did Greg.
Here's my best case theory: Maybewe flushed out theone day punkin army crowd over the past 5 years and we've begun to spark some interestand recapture some of those that had grown tired of the spike and forkie parade every seasonby improving the quality of our bucks.
No matter what we all believe, the one point that screams for our attention is the continued drop among junior hunters. Whatever our differences ALL of us need to try to do our part to get another kid or two involved.
02-22-2009 | 02:05 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
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RE: PA license sales
For the first time since 2001, the sale of adult resident hunting licenses has increased from the previous year (656,474 compared to 651,589 in 2007-2008).
02-22-2009 | 04:03 PM
#26
Fork Horn
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RE: PA license sales
ORIGINAL: bowtruck
deer isnt the only huntable animal in pa you get kids started on squrrilsand such fall turkey is a good time plenty of birds around anymore as others have said
deer isnt the only huntable animal in pa you get kids started on squrrilsand such fall turkey is a good time plenty of birds around anymore as others have said
02-22-2009 | 04:10 PM
#27
Banned
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RE: PA license sales
Truck, of course the answer isnt for pgc to actually manage responsibly for the appropriate numbers of deer! (LOL) We should all just start hunting squirrel! Sounds exactly like Carl Roe.
I enjoyed a little squirrel hunting as a youth, but still knew what the "real deal" was, and it wasnt oak-weasels.But I spent far more time archery hunting for deer. I had good teachers and very successful even early on. If you'd have asked me toswitch to tree-rats Id have laughed my backside off.
I enjoyed a little squirrel hunting as a youth, but still knew what the "real deal" was, and it wasnt oak-weasels.But I spent far more time archery hunting for deer. I had good teachers and very successful even early on. If you'd have asked me toswitch to tree-rats Id have laughed my backside off.
02-22-2009 | 04:13 PM
#28
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: SW PA USA
RE: PA license sales
What is the basis for your theory?
How are you going to get a kid involved in hunting once he goes out once for deer? no deer to see and next hunting season he will want to play his video games instead. Pa hunting is over and a waiste of money to buy a license.I am not giving away money to an organization that doesn't do anything for me. I would rather give my 30+$ to a childrens christmas fund than to waiste it and give it to the PgC for bird watchers and antis to benifet off of my money.F!@# them and the pgc this year.
Dont let the door hit ya where the good lordsplit ya!!!
We certainly don't need your kind around the future hunters of this state!
02-22-2009 | 04:36 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
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RE: PA license sales
ORIGINAL: the outsider
This tells me nothing about the quality of hunters addded to the ranks in PA this year.
This tells me nothing about the quality of hunters addded to the ranks in PA this year.