Murphys law on hunting???

[Adam Helmer]

skeeter,

IF you were going to shoot PA does, then I am glad the deer got a reprieve the PA Game Commission CANNOT grant despite the $30 Million dollars+++ they got so far for Marcellas Gas drilling on Game Lands.

As an old farmer, I say we have too few PA deer and PGC sells Way TOO Many doe tags for $6 per dead doe! The PGC "Justifies" doe decimation in order to "regenerate tree seedlings." After the deer are gone, the ACID RAIN will ensure we have NO tree regeneration. The PGC should, but will not, lime the existing Game Lands because they are too intent on buying more land to Lease for Gas Exploration at $2,000 per acre.

P.S. Leave your phone and Radio ON and give the PA deer the break the PGC CANNOT, and WILL NOT, Grant because they feel compelled to "Stay The Course!"

Adam

[skeeter@ccia.com]

Adam, I am sure there are places in Pa and elsewhere far as that goes that the sale of doe licenses have in fact taken out the herd. We here in our local have places most of us will not hunt in order to 'bring back the herd' that has been taken out due not for the PGC sale of licenses but by people and I have run into a few that do not eat them but buy as many tags as can and have in fact wiped them out in that local. We here only remove 1 doe per hunter on a farm that is over run by them. We have one farmer that is alowed due to crop damage to just shoot as many as he wants and just tosses them in a heap and in that case, yes, we will remove one for consumption but only 1. We spread our areas by miles and have not hurt our population at all. In fact, I feed them and the turkey behind my house and have never hunted any of them there. I do buy as many tags as the pocket book will let me and have done so since we been able to purchase numerous tags. I only fill 2 or 3 to feed the family...PGC happy with the money, I happy because I removed to safe keeping a few doe tags....No, I don't go around blasting all the doe so the rest of you have nothing to shoot at as you make it sound. In fact, I am sure you never put any venison or any game in your freezor...you just buy tags and let them sit.....if you are interested, I can use a side of beef bought from one local farmer that has acres and acres of corn wasted he planted to feed those beef cows but the fields are just sitting because no corn left. I live in Beaver Co and borders Allegheny Co that anyone from this area can tell you, the deer are here but you are just not alowed to hunt any of them due to posted property. Even allegheny co never runs out of tags for sale and the numbers of deer are unreal. We manage our herds as best we can. Just think next time you are aiming your rifle at a critter. Hey, listen to this. One day on Christmas eve in fact, I was hunting under a pine in snow storm when 8 doe walked off the hill. 1 left the herd and walked right over to me, poked its head under the snow laden pine branches and as I could almost touch her snout, I just said..'Merry Christmas deer" and watched her leave. I know, sounds like something someone that blasts the deer population would do. Enough said