PA's Deer Season 2004
12-18-2003, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: South Central PA
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PA's Deer Season 2004
The PGC just announced that they will not suggest opening doe season prior to Thanksgiving next year. Here is a section cut/pasted along w/ the link.
....."One of the ideas that will not be considered is the concept of opening an antlerless deer season the week prior to Thanksgiving.
"There has been some discussion about opening an antlerless deer season prior to Thanksgiving as a means of increasing the doe harvest," said Vern Ross, Game Commission executive director. "However, given the concerns about such a season's impact on the end of the turkey season and the statewide bear season - as well as other social issues about impacting family plans for the Thanksgiving holiday - the agency staff has decided against moving this idea forward as a formal proposal for the Board to Consider....."
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/press/200...r/nr118-03.asp
....."One of the ideas that will not be considered is the concept of opening an antlerless deer season the week prior to Thanksgiving.
"There has been some discussion about opening an antlerless deer season prior to Thanksgiving as a means of increasing the doe harvest," said Vern Ross, Game Commission executive director. "However, given the concerns about such a season's impact on the end of the turkey season and the statewide bear season - as well as other social issues about impacting family plans for the Thanksgiving holiday - the agency staff has decided against moving this idea forward as a formal proposal for the Board to Consider....."
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/press/200...r/nr118-03.asp
12-18-2003, 12:28 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
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RE: PA's Deer Season 2004
Ya know, I would be against a third week of doe season during the week of Thanksgiving but would not be against a week of doe season during the week of Thanksgiving followed by two weeks of Buck season....
