Untangle your undies Mossy, it wasn't directed to you.

Yes, I realize that my license money goes for more than just deer matters. Some of us are educated in what the PGC is directed in doing.

Maybe I have been wrong all of these years but I thaught the PGC's job was to manage the land for game animals and if they manage it right all other animals get a piece of the pie. As for the bats, no their big boss the hunters IMO did not intend to see their money spent looking for bats in Pa. or Md. thats the DCNR job, they can get all the free money they need to do that job.

T_in_PA3,

Yeah, that is something that they "rediscovered" the Ivory Billed Woodpecker. It makes one wonder how many more animals may be saved because of the conservation efforts of sportsman/other agencies. Supposedly there was a piece on CBS about it last night.

I'd be ticked if hunters' dollars were spent tracking bats. Use of those funds should be restricted to game conservation.

I can't find the legislatative directive at this time.

Hey Frank, you don't moderate anymore? If you do you lost your icon.

Are you sure they weren't tracking mountain lions???

I have to agree with T_in_PA3. I'm glad my money is going towards managing and care of all of PA's wildlife. I believe that if they only looked after "game" animals and neglected the other wildlife of PA, there would be a large impact on the "game" animals. After all the forests, as well as cities, have a balance of wildlife and one species effects the others. Plus I would like the PETA "animal lovers", and the like, to know that the hunters of PA care for all the wildlife and not just their "game". First and foremost hunters should be conservationists. If not then PETA, and the like, are right. We are just out to murder deer, or what ever game, and don't care about animals and the environment that we share with them. Some will argue that, that's what the DCNR is for. It's not their job. Since we all share the woods, and animals within, we are mostly responsible for the up keep. Here's something to think about. If hunting was banned in PA and there were no more money comming in from hunters, who would pay to track and maintain PA's wildlife. Not to mention that most of the land, game lands, would be bought by private landowners and who knows what would happen to PA's wildlife then.

Just to clear up what the PA DCNR is supposed to do, I looked it up on the PA DCNR website.

"What does DCNR do?

DCNR is charged with maintaining and preserving the 116 state parks; managing the 2.1 million acres of state forest land; providing information on the state's ecological and geologic resources; and establishing community conservation partnerships with grants and technical assistance to benefit rivers, trails, greenways, local parks and recreation, regional heritage parks, open space and natural areas."


No where does it say that it tracks, maintains, monitors or has any bureaus that have anything to do with animals in PA. Although I did see a warning about foriegn bugs that are increasing in PA and destroying plants and trees. As for this quote.


"As for the bats, no their big boss the hunters IMO did not intend to see their money spent looking for bats in Pa. or Md. thats the DCNR job, they can get all the free money they need to do that job."

The PA DCNR's budget has been reduced by 4 million dollars for the 2005 year.

As for the PGC being out of state. I'm glad. That's the purpose of tracking animals. Animals don't recognize state boundaries and to properly track them and know what they are doing (point of tracking) you have to follow them were ever they go.

In informed reply. Good job rile.