beachhunter

A small increase in backtag fees is a good idea as long as it is for residents and NR's.
I also think you backtag should be a 1 deer any sex tag. If you kill a doe you get another tag you can kill oh I dunno 1 doe during reg firearms and 2 during muzzleloader and bow. But once you kill a buck you are done for the year. Also instead of the proposed AR's close big buck hunting for a year so that they can breed. In stead kill off all the little deer then put in the 3 or more points Ar's.
Baiting is a definate no-no.
Crossbows for the disabled only in a special 1 week saeson preceeding reg firearm.
smaller mangement units are a good idea.

445 supermag

Well everything is going good so far.

AR are fine with me.
Baiting I don't mind it so if it comes fine it is the same a food plots.
smaller management units is just about a must.
Male and female deer tags are a must. If a button buck is killed thats your buck.
A winter season buck tag for a nice fee would be ok with me. that is if you took a doe befor hand so like earn a buck.
Go alt I am behind you.

This will just take some time to perfect these things.
Early rifle season is fine for the does but lets start archery season on sept 1.

Brian

cardeer

Ouch ,Thats all I will say on one proposal I seen,But I,m not going to argue.Thats there opinion,I'll
honor the request not argue,but I,m going to go out on the porch and scream WHAAATTTTTTT??????????????????????????

Pinwheel 12

Questions--

Does anyone affiliated with the PGC ever read these posts and take some input before the board? Or is everyone simply spitting into the wind and this is just wishful thinking? Do they (PGC)already have the answers to the propositions pretty much "set in stone" at the January meeting, or is it revised in April? If some combination of most of the above posts were to come to pass, and us archers were able to take a deer of either sex via a earn-a-buck on the original backtag, My money for lodging and licensing would be on it's way out the door tomorrow! (PA gets it's revenue early!) Go ahead, jack up the pricing, as long as we can put meat in the freezer, don't care. I think you'll find most NR's feel the same way. Keeping fingers crossed, Pinwheel 12

Buck Magnet

Pinwheel, I am planning on sending this link to the Pennsylvania Game Commission whenever it is done. So, to everyone out there, speak up and let our Game Commission know what you, the paying sportsman, want done.

Good Luck This Season: Buck Magnet
P.S. Only Chuck Adams can sit at home and see deer so get into the woods. =;^)

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Pinwheel 12

Thanks Buck Magnet! It would really be nice to get at least some of these items addressed, and for myself and other NR's especially the doe tag issue that has been a royal thorn in our sides since the lottery was implemented. Not being able to take a doe unless you purchase a separate tag really hurts,(it's actually not the purchasing that hurts, but the availability) especially when we realistically have little chance of getting one the way things are set-up now. (Last year the County tags where we hunt were sold out before we could even apply) I firmly believe that anyone that purchases a PA Archery license should be entitled to one of either sex on that tag, or possibly utilize the earn-a-buck program, where you must shoot a doe first before a buck. I watched far too many does walk by last Archery season that I could not touch because I had no tag, while some people I know got multiple tags and did not fill them all. (residents, of course! No offense) All I want is one for the freezer, I'm not worried about massive bucks and have no problem with proposed AR's, that's not what I'm there for and something you guys as residents can fight over. Of course if a bruiser walks by, I'll know my money helped to develop him, too, and he may possibly go home with me!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> I'd like nothing better than to go back to Centre Co again this year with my friends,spend some money, rent &quot;our&quot; cabin again, have a great time enjoying your woods and hopefully bringing home some meat for my family, but it will all depend upon the doe tag issues.I can't see spending all that money(Or possibly more?) to again watch all of those does walk by and now having to shoot 3 points per side also. Guess we'll have to wait and see what develops. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12





Edited by - Pinwheel 12 on 02/14/2002 16:38:41

Ledgen LS

Pin wheel by the looks of it I'd say you'd better look for another state to hunt in this year and in the near future. Pa is slow on change,even slower on creating DMUs which will need to be up and proven before they go to a deer with your backtag for everyone like you suggest

Pinwheel 12

LedgenLS-

Why? This is not rocket science, I don't see the big problem with allowing a either sex/or &quot;earn-a-buck&quot; with the original tag, THEN selling individual extra doe tags as they have been, but cutting the overall extra-tag numbers back to whatever they feel is necessary. (like most all other States do) This is much more overly &quot;fair&quot; to ALL hunters, both resident and non, and gives every hunter a fair shake at getting meat for the freezer. Makes for happy campers, and not only helps with deer management, but happy campers will be more apt to go out and spend more money while in the State as opposed to those either going to another State to hunt, (lost revenue) or those quickly discouraged after watching many &quot;untouchable&quot; deer walk by and not having a tag to harvest them.(yeah, they'll be back next year, more lost revenue) AR's are one thing, but when there is an acknowledged problem with doe population, (as acknowledged by YOUR top biologist) it seems VERY ludicrous to try and propose an early gun season to eliminate unbred does and then NOT let Archers help by allowing them a deer of either sex on their original Archery tag during Archery season, which essentially will HELP that cause by taking out some of the excess unbred does! If it is because of money, like I stated before, raise our fees, no problem, but let us hunt for heaven's sakes! It is that simple, really, it is. Good shooting, Pinwheel 12

mhogan

I think the either sex with the main tag could work. Would hunters be spread out enough to take the does where they needed to be taken? I wouldn't be afraid to try it for a year or two. Might take some pressure off the bucks and harvest the does they want removed.