A record Buck Harvest in PA. for 2004???
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
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RE: A record Buck Harvest in PA. for 2004???
I guess you never had the pleasure of hunting deer where there is posted ground and a lot of houses that are owned by people from NY and NJ. The vast majority don't like hunting and don't want any hunters close to their property.
#32
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 491
RE: A record Buck Harvest in PA. for 2004???
Thanks for at least acknowledging that you understand my position. By doing so you also acknowledge the very difficult postion that that the PGC faces. There are no easy answers.
That is not something I cannot and will not do because I live where I hunt and both my brother and I have gardens, fruit trees and Christmas trees. I have a responsibility as a hunter to control the herd where I live even if the hnting is not what I would like it to be. I wouldn't ask anyone else to hunt under these conditions so if we don't do it , I can't expect anyone else to do it.
I don't blame you for supporting AR's where you hunt. As long as the population remains stable you'll have great hunting. However , if herd reduction eventually succeeds in your area the quality of your hunting will decline as it has in 2 G.
Instead of fighting over AR ,we would accomplish a lot more if we could work together to get the PGC to update their OWDD goals to reflect the true carrying capacity of the habitat. If we could accomplish that, there would be no need to reduce the herd by 50% and there wouldn't be such a big diparity in the quality of hunting in various areas of the state.
I know it is easier said than done but you should wash your hands of your hunting area and devote your efforts in an area that is more hunter friendly.
I don't blame you for supporting AR's where you hunt. As long as the population remains stable you'll have great hunting. However , if herd reduction eventually succeeds in your area the quality of your hunting will decline as it has in 2 G.
Instead of fighting over AR ,we would accomplish a lot more if we could work together to get the PGC to update their OWDD goals to reflect the true carrying capacity of the habitat. If we could accomplish that, there would be no need to reduce the herd by 50% and there wouldn't be such a big diparity in the quality of hunting in various areas of the state.
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