[mickey8]

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1161386707156990.xml&coll=1&thispage=1

ALMOST 670,000 hunters, i guess the 1 million hunter plateau we were use too in this state will soon be a 1/2 million hunters. the out of stater's are gone, so i hope the timber industry was worth the absolute disregard for our traditions. THANKS DCNR AND GOOD BYE FAT EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!

[John Hodgdon]

kjb197 wrote:

I just saw on msn.com PA has the most deer vs. car collisions in the country. I find that hard to believe after the past couple years. But it caught my attention, thought I'd share and spark some debate.

If that is the case, then penn-dot is doing one heck of a job on roadside cleanup. They must also be cleaning up the dead carcasses
in nighttime re-con. I haven't seen a single dead deer on my 12 mile drive in over a year. I haven't ever seen penn-dot either.

I used to see dead deer all the time along 321. Not any more.

[Ghost]

Ive been talking to my buddy in South central PA. Once again bad news as far as deer numbers on public land. He hunts harder then anyone i know. So i told him to get down here in Virginia and try some public land. He called me today and told me he just got done scouting some Natuional forests in Virginia and there was big buck sign everywhere. I told him to get his licesesne and start hunting.

I'm telling you people that hunt Public land in PA..Your chances are very slim...Try another state and see the difference..its like night and day.


Ill post his picture of his big buck once he gets em.

[Old Timer]

The wk. end of Oct. 7th I went to my hunting spot in Cameron Co. it is a 185 mile trip one way from Lancaster Co. I didn't see one road kill deer on the way up and two on the way back, I guess the deer are getting road smart. I did see one nice buck while hunting but not close enough for a shot, he was the only live deer I saw the whole week end.

[Ghost]

The PGC has unfortunately pushed me away from hunting PA...I now spend my $ and time in other states..The hunting is much better...Time spent in the woods is more productive.

[mickey8]

everybody loves to blame the insurance company's. I've defiantly seen alot less road kill this year and I've traveled back and forth from Philly to Mansfield 5 times since opening day. the big culprit is the dcnr and the forest certification.Michael DiBerardinis a rendell crony and a vivid bird watcher has a say in who gets appointed to the pgc and deer management. the pgc has listen to this anti deer buthole while our legislators did nothing. now our almighty politicians are holding the pgc hostage over the increase because we the hunters are UN happy with deer hunting. the pgc needs an increase in hunting license and if the politicians want an out for the increase they should declare the dcnr ineligible for dmap tags and put the state forest under pgc control. eliminate the ridge created dcnr and appoint a few older retired folks who hunt, to the pgc board.

[stickslinger03]

ghost , i agree with you on out of state hunting being so much better. This past year was my first year in west virginia and i filled both buck tags and passed up on a lot of different buck. I already have plans on going down Nov.11 and coming back after thanksgiving.