i am one of your fellow hunters and you had no problem calling me a dummy and telling me I didn't know what I was talking about. Yet , you admit you have too many deer to allow adequate regeneration if you timber with the current deer densities.

As far as I am concerned you can do whatever you want with the 2000 acres you control , but don't try to tell your fellow hunters that the PGC's plan is working for the majority of hunters in PA.

bb you have called me many things . Is the pot calling the kettle black?
AS a citizen of this fine state , I have every right to voice my opinions.
Do you know if i hunt other areas of the state?
I have said before that i like ars but think hr has went to far in some areas.
Just because one owns land doesnt mean he should have a opinions. I pay the same as any other resident, even thou i may or may not use the gamelands.
Furthermore I have had forester,wildlife bio on my place making suggestions,and since they was here on my dollar , I believe them to be working in my best interest.
I think i will trust them, over you sorry, Its just their glass holds more water

If you pay them enough they will tell you anything you want to hear. But, I doubt that you could find one PGC or DCNR forester that would tell you that you can get adequate regeneration at 40 DPSM.

Yeah that would be a great goal pay them more moneys to lie to me. Yeah right

AS I STATED BEFORE GOAL IS TO GET IT DOWN TO 30 NEXT YEAR. sheesh not worth the time
GOODNITE BLUE

So are the PGC biologists and DCNR foresters lying to the hunters or are the guys you hired lying to you?

A little off topic...but just thinking about how a few "nature lovers" I know that own decent sized chunks of land and NO hunting at all. They have these little sanctuary pockets with much higher DD...no doubt having an effect on their own forest health/ biodiversity, etc....and because those deer naturally disperse from that hub of higher DD...they really shoot themselves in the foot through their own ignorance. But since I live close to one such clown, I say God bless the old fools. They have provided me with venison more than once!

That's why I like my neighbors too!

The sanctuary aspect is some thing I can appreciate the total ban on all hunting is a personal thing between the land owners them selves and in America private property rights are the basis of our country.

When I bought my land it was over a seven year period and I bought in many small parcels.The neighbors were pissed because I posted it and ended the doe slaughter. It took years to convince them the value of sanctuaries and undisturbed bedding areas.
Now we all have better hunting they kill a few doe,they shoot some small bucks, that makes them happy and they respect my wishes on driving the woods and senselessly killing does that aren't needed by their families. Hunting is great fun and we are all quite successful at it.

So what you are saying Blue . Is you do not know the difference between A statewide blanket basically. And a small chunk of land.


Had a neighbor that was a naturalist,didn't allow hunting he had about 300 acres . Once the ol doctor died i bought the land except the house and a few acres.His wife lived there till she died. That land was thick with underbrush that you could hardly move threw. With loads of deer, But that was many years ago well before hr.

Of course I know the difference between managing an individual property and a statewide management plan. But, you admitted yo had too many deer if you were going to timber next year. You also admitted the crops were planted for the deer rather than to make a profit.

I also know that by managing your land at such high deer densities you are effecting the adjoining properties that may not be managed for deer.