ORIGINAL: psu_fish

The rumor I always heard was that Cabela's wanted to go in by the Grove City Outlets..but Senator Byrd of WV made them a deal they couldnt pass up



That would have been sweet to have a BPS or Cabela's 25 mins from the house





edit: How long ago was the Lowe's and Walmart offers denied?


Dubois and Clarion have Walmart's, and Dubois just built that bigger and better one, plus there is a Lowe's which I assume went to Dubois after Brookville said no

Smith is the most popular last name in both Brockway and Brookville. Go figure.

ORIGINAL: RSB

Doctor Trout is right it is the Borough Council of those small towns, it happens in Ridgway too, who have a lot of the say and ultimately prevent many larger merchants from coming into their towns.
 
They prevent the larger places like Wal-Mart and such from coming into the area because they have the capability of out competing and eventually putting the small down town business stores out of business. Since those smaller stores are part of the town atmosphere and also owned by some of the Council members they do all they can to protect themselves from the bigger shopping venues moving in.
 
Heck in Ridgway we can’t even get a fast food place because one of the big money families in town have a little sandwich and ice cream business that probably wouldn’t survive if a larger fast food business came to town.
 
Though I can see their logic I will also say that all it really does is cost people even more money as they travel out of town to get the things the larger places provide that the smaller down town stores don’t carry or if they do they are so high priced no one will buy them.
 R.S. Bodenhorn    

Pennsylvania Game Commission Testimony
April 11, 2011

Good morning President Weaner, Commissioners, Executive Director Roe, staff and guests. My name is Chuck Lombaerde and I am 1st Vice President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (PFSC).
PFSC recently held our annual spring convention in Union County. We would like to thank Executive Director Roe, Biologist Mark Ternet and Information & Education Bureau Director Joe Neville for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend our function and provide our members with updates and information on the agencies programs and issues.
With attendees from across the state, opinions were as varied as the issues on some topics. However, there was consensus on several issues. PFSC remains in opposition to the proposal to add 3 more WMU's to the split seasons. We do not feel there is adequate data to support this decision. We believe trying to increase deer herd numbers with split seasons across the state would certainly be too broad a brush, as not all areas can support an increased deer herd yet. Closing the first week to antlerless hunting statewide constitutes a “one size fits all” approach – a concept a few commissioners have been touting as a “fatal flaw” of the current program – so again we ask, why is it suddenly an acceptable philosophy?
The combined season provides more opportunities for our hunters, specifically for our youth hunters who usually have limited opportunities to be afield. So we again ask that you consider allowing our youth hunters to be exempt in all WMU’s. If they hold an antlerless tag, allow them the opportunity to fill their tag anytime during the two week rifle season. Allow the same for mentored hunters when we pass legislation allowing for the transfer of tags.
Many of our youth hunters no longer even get the first day of the season off school. Eliminating antlerless harvests during the first week will eliminate opportunity for many youth and adults who only have that first day of deer rifle season as a vacation day. We believe the antlerless allocations are a much better method of controlling harvest than reducing season lengths, which results in less opportunity for all.
PFSC also discussed the new porcupine season, and we would like to see the porcupine listed under the furbearer category.
Many of our members have expressed concerns over the closure of small game season in the pheasant recovery areas. Several of our central counties are experiencing problems with snow geese and woodchucks. With this regulation change, the problems will be exasperated. We ask that you readdress this issue to prevent further destruction to farmers’ crops and equipment.
The PFSC delegates voted to support HB 881, the Leashed Dog Tracking bill. If passed, it will give hunters another ethical tool for maximizing their efforts to recover wounded game.

PFSC voted to support the repeal of the legislative ban on Sunday hunting because we believe all seasons and bag decisions, including which days of the week we hunt, should be made by our wildlife agency and not the legislature. This is also why we oppose HB 566, which would legislatively mandate rifle deer season open on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. These are wildlife management issues, not legislative issues.
In your efforts to manage all of Pennsylvania’s wildlife resources, we hope that you will make decisions based on sound, scientific data; decisions that are justifiable and that will continue to expand on sound deer management. We would like to see the justification for changes when they go so drastically against the recommendations of the biologists and staff. It is PFSC’s hope that the commissioners would give serious consideration to the scientific data in their management decisions. It concerns us when nearly a dozen staff recommendations are denied or over ruled without proper justification. We must all work together to help conserve all our wildlife resources and our outdoor heritage for future generations.
Thank you for allowing us time to testify, and for your time and commitment to our wildlife resources.

It was not, per say, a vote for Sunday hunting, but because of PFSC’s strong belief that all seasons & bag regulations should be set by our wildlife agency and not our legislature, and what days we hunt is a “season” issue, the delegates voted to support legislation that removes the legislative control of Sunday hunting from the legislature.



If it were a straight out vote for Sunday hunting, I’m fairly sure it would have failed. The same bill was re-introduced again this year, and PFSC’s delegates again voted to support removing the control from the legislature, not specifically for Sunday hunting.



It would be sad to lose you over an issue that really isn’t an issue, since its been the PFSC’s position for several years now, but we don’t make it a priority, and it never goes anywhere legislatively, mainly because the Farm Bureau Is opposed, and they have much more clout than we do.

it’s going nowhere legislatively….but I don’t think that’s where this particular position came from. When a vote is that close, PFSC doesn’t take an active stance one way or the other. I’m pretty sure the most recent vote was based on legislation removing control from the legislature and giving it to the PGC.

It won't be long til Sunday hunting.just like buying beer and wine at Wal-Mart. Keep sending those letters boys !

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ORIGINAL: S-10

You are probably correct on that. The only reason the Crossbow guys and the PFSC picked this particular time in history to push the issue is the knowledge that the BOC currently has enough members in favor of Sunday hunting to make it happen.

It's called "Strike While The Iron Is Hot" and that tactic has been used in the political arena since the beginning of time.