Originally Posted by sproulman

yes,it should .if they close we have no hunting/fishing items. no place to eat.also a lot of camps are against saturday opener also.most of LOCALS are for it that hunt.

hey i am not against hunting saturday but you get 2 saturdays NOW to hunt deer here in pa.
we like opener on monday as the excitement of weekend before is real nice.
problem is with saturday opener most come up on friday night,NO SHOPPING etc.then some go home saturday night or may not stay in camp.
its like fishing, they stay at camp on friday night and fish saturday and leave saturday night or sunday morning.
no shopping by fisherman.
it is just that stores relied on business they got over the bear weekend and now they are not getting it and they blame SATURDAY OPENER of bear on it.

Originally Posted by pats102862

With all the gas drilling going up there you would think the stores would be doing just fine with all the out of state gas workers spending money there 365 days a year.

Originally Posted by White-tail-deer

I travel thru the state with my job (industrial sales) and you can't go anywhere up there without seeing the sea of white pick-up trucks from the gas company workers. Rental properties are full, hotels are booked, and all those guys are buying food and drinking beer in the local bars. Just what I see in the areas I travel.

Originally Posted by pats102862

With all the gas drilling going up there you would think the stores would be doing just fine with all the out of state gas workers spending money there 365 days a year.

Originally Posted by sproulman

they are doing well.our area is just starting on gas drilling.problem is the gas drillers are out on rt64 and rt144.they go to snowshoe,they go to jersey shore,others stop at lock haven.
renovo is kind of off the path so to say.

but ,yes it is helping.but sporting goods store it has no impact.most of time the pipeliners only get hoggie to go.hunters will sit and eat a meal.GO IN STORES AND SHOP FOR CAMP.
drillers dont stop at restaurants and usually find one that makes hoggie to go.

it helps,no doubt about it.

Originally Posted by WCO R.W.J

I cant help but think that if a store has to rely on hunters for two weeks out of the year, they are already in trouble. How do they make it the other 50 weeks?

Originally Posted by sproulman

trouble, you bet.being in business is not fun.i was in lowes today and more workers than people shopping.

wal-mart, everyone in food section, fishing/hunting area is dead.

not to get off subject too much but i am afraid that pgc/pfbc are going to merge.DCNR may stay same is what MAY happen. .gas drilling money is moving this and they want money in general fund.this was not to be looked at this year BUT my info i am getting is it may be looked at towards end of year.

Originally Posted by rem700man

Sproulman:
If the hunting is as corrupt as you lay it out to be on here,,,advise those business owners to expand and start selling gaming products,,x-box,,,those hand held things etc....The things that will keep the kid busy while Dads out poaching spike bucks with the kids tag!