How did your PA Deer season go?

[Adam Helmer]

petey,

Fine post. I still say our PA deer herd is OVERALLY SHOT and I wonder IF our deer herd can recover!

The PGC does NOT have a CLUE how many deer we have on the hoof or how many are harvested. Even PGC acknowledges it receives "Less than 40% of deer harvest report cards." DUH! What is PGC DOING? I know they have killed OFF FAR TOO MANY deer in WMU 3A. I sent too many e-mails to PGC folks who can ONLY Stay the Alt Course of KILL DEER!

I DO NOT KILL DOES unless I see a greviously wounded doe that needs to be put down. I have done that twice in my life as I saw it as the right thing to do. Just because PGC SELLS ANTLERLESS Tags is not a reason to kill does. We need to know that every doe we KILL is 3 DEAD deer, not just one "Tasty Doe." Legally, one can KILL a DOE in PA. Morally, it is just ALT'S DEER DECIMATION POLICY kept in place by a PGC Commissioners' Board that has NO Other CLUE about PA Deer Management.

Groups like the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania have asked PGC the question: "How many deer are now in PA and what is the PGC goal?" PGC gave UPS the "Finger" and has been the recipient of two court actions. I am pleased to say I fully support USP. Since the deer cannot speak for themselves, I DAMN sure will as long as there is a heartbeat in me.

NO, I do not shoot does and never will unless I see one greviously wounded.

Adam

[PA Hunter]

I dont know if the PGC figures in roadkill into the equation at all but I work for a law enforcement agency and I had 17 deer hit that I know about in one TWP in a month the other year.

Now allot of the reports are passing motorist and the deer are never found or wounded and crawl away.

My belief is car's take as much as hunters and there is no way to know how many.

I firmly believe the insurance companies have pull with the allotments of doe tags.