RE: Deer management in PA
 

very very true that some hunters have fallen for the environmentalists.

Pa can support decent deer numbers, but as we all know there is always a trade off with the environment to do so. Has for 100 years, and will continue to.

Environmentalists want 0 impact to flora in pa, and that is not realistic. When the PGC gets done alienating hunters and catering to the environmentalists the pendulum will settle into a spot in the middle where there is a balance between enviromental extremism like in the staff of the PGC and DCNR and all the rest of the normal people of pa who realize that you always have to give up something to get something.

It really won't matter for many hunters are dropping out of hunting because the bottom line is they do not enjoy hunting in these restricted conditions. To many it is just not worth it anymore.

We used to worry about anti-hunters and PETA causing problems for hunters, isn't it ironic that in the end the thing most driving hunters away is the PGC and DCNR.....

RE: Deer management in PA
 

BYE BYE MR ALT. This state is going down Thanks PGC and Mr ALT

RE: Deer management in PA
 

You make a good point chickory.The PGC/DCNR will be more responsible for hunter numbers dwindling in PA then Peta ever imagined.
I used to be against the merger but at this point it doesn't matter because the merger already took place.

RE: Deer management in PA
 

I've posted several times that the PGC has done more thru Altism to bring an end to sportsmen/s numbers than any ANTI hunting org could possibly do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: Deer management in PA
 

germain, your right on the money. If you dig a little deeper it's amazing how much revenue was funneled through this agency that just disappeared. It just sliiiiiiiides out the door without any questions. David Copperfield is still scratching his head on this one. HOW DID THEY DO THAT? Slick Eddie Randel can tell you, but he won't.

RE: Deer management in PA
 

Wow. You guys should maybe think about consolidating your "complaints" about the PA DNR onto one post, as they are getting too numerous to read.

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I see you found the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I think all "ALTISM" did was weed out the "wannabe buck hunters" because there isn't a spike behind every tree.

RE: Deer management in PA
 

I think that if all of these hunters who are going to quit hunting are going to leave some really good hunting to the guys who continue. A reduced herd, healthier deer, more mature bucks and less hunting pressure. That would get me to continue hunting.

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If we continue to loose more hunters the PGC will never be able to control the herd. Even with 1 M hunters they only sold around 550K anterless tags on the first round ,which shows many hunters don't want to harvest anterless deer. While fewer hunter may in fact result in better hunting for the remaining hunters , it will also result in a population explosion and a repeat of the same problems Alt tried to correct.