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Does This Sound Familiar
Can anyone guess when the PGC made this statement.
An antlerless season was held in 19XX and again 19XX. License allocations were predicated on trends in the antlered deer season,crop damage ,winter mortality,highway mortality , range conditions and the reproductive capacity of the herd. It is gratifying to enlighten sportsman,farmers ,foresters and game managers to see that the commissions policy is bringing back some of the heavily overbrowsed areas..that range conditions are improving and crop damage is decreasing...all indications that the basic premise of the deer program( that is maintaining maximum breeding stock consistent with existing food supply) is paying dividends |
RE: Does This Sound Familiar
I'm stumped. On one hand, I want to say it was during the bonus tag years. It had to be before the PGC stopped counting roadkills and turned that chore over to PennDot. But yet, when they say "An antlerless season was held in 19XX and again 19XX" it almost sounds like it was during a period of time when there was no doe season.
I'll be damned if I'm digging out the books. Clue me in please. |
RE: Does This Sound Familiar
The last time the PGC make a major change in how our deer are managed was in 1980 when they established the OWDD goals that were used until 2003. The quote I posted was prior to 1980. |
RE: Does This Sound Familiar
All I remember that in the 60s and 70s I was seeing around 100 deer a day when hunting.
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RE: Does This Sound Familiar
I believe you could insert 1928 and 1938 into the statement where the yrears are x'd out
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RE: Does This Sound Familiar
[quote]ORIGINAL: bluebird2
Can anyone guess when the PGC made this statement. An antlerless season was held in 19XX and again 19XX. License allocations were predicated on trends in the antlered deer season,crop damage ,winter mortality,highway mortality , range conditions and the reproductive capacity of the herd. It is gratifying to enlighten sportsman,farmers ,foresters and game managers to see that the commissions policy is bringing back some of the heavily overbrowsed areas..that range conditions are improving and crop damage is decreasing...all indications that the basic premise of the deer program( that is maintaining maximum breeding stock consistent with existing food supply) is paying dividends |
RE: Does This Sound Familiar
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter I believe you could insert 1928 and 1938 into the statement where the yrears are x'd out |
RE: Does This Sound Familiar
It was just a guess. Not particularly important considering that you've said that the quote is at least 30 years old.
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RE: Does This Sound Familiar
Actually , it is very important since it demonstrates how the PGC went from an agency concerned about the interest of hunters to an agency that has changed it's priorities to satisfy DCNR and the timber industry.
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RE: Does This Sound Familiar
so when was it and the point is?
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