And yes, I am vocal about the lack of game, particularly deer. But I don't see Sunday hunitng having a large impact. At least not enough to deny the opportunity to hunt to those that may need that day in oder to do so.

Lets see---Alt was the game agency, The game agency has been following nearly everything that the Audubon sponsered forum wanted, and the DCNR controls some of the PGC's purse strings. Whose side are you on?

ORIGINAL: wayne c

Are you kidding me? You want to speak of those low particiation seasons and compare to rifle deer with a straight face?? There would probably be more hunters afield on that one day of rifle season being added than were added in ALL of those seasons combined! And vying for an already strained resource. But lets just ignore that eh dpsm? Pgc wants sunday hunting to add to the arsenal NOW, so sunday hunting there must be.

One buck tag and antlerless allocations control it more than one day here or there.

Good luck tomorrow. My goal for the day is to watch the grandson sink one deep behind the shoulder.

ORIGINAL: S-10

One buck tag and antlerless allocations control it more than one day here or there.

Not when only 15% of buck hunters are successful-----in that case it is time put in equals game taken.

Good luck tomorrow. My goal for the day is to watch the grandson sink one deep behind the shoulder.

I thinking most of you guys never hunted a state where Sunday hunting was legal. It's

ORIGINAL: DarDys

If one really wanted to improve the number one reason for hunters quiting, which you state as lack of game, shorten archery season by half -- including the last two weeks.  Remember, archery hunters kill 30% of the bucks before 70% of the hunters even get to enter the woods.  I don't advocate doing so, never would, but if you are really, really hung up on increase numbers, that would be a more proactive way of doing it that worrying about a single Sunday in firearms season. 

ORIGINAL: S-10

It is simply short sighted for a hunter to be in favor of doing that and many are on record as being opposed to it.

ORIGINAL: S-10

The arguement can be made that the ultimate shortsightedness is for hunters to willingly support restricting Sunday hunting, willingly support an entity other than a game agency regulating hunting and willingly choosing politicians over widllife professionals to manage game. This, at a time when demographics are changing with hunters and hunting under attack like never before.

The game agency you speak is not currently operating like most in the nation.

Tell me how Sunday hunting is going to do anything except make worse the top two reasons hunters themselves have given for giving up the sport.

The game agency you speak of was created to prevent the overharvest of the states wildlife not to promote it.

The game agency you speak of hired 14 non game bioloists and personnel but didn't want to spend the money to raise more ringnecks.

They spent money to research woodrats
They had over 30 million surplus but held up funding for many game related projects
They are clearing part of a state game land in Erie for habitat for songbirds
They have worked with the HSUS on laws affecting hunters
They have implemented all the major herd reduction ideas put forth in the Audubon sponsored "Deer Management Forum" Except Sunday Hunting.
They have introduced perhaps the most efficient small game predator to the sate even as ou small game population is crashing.
The DCNR controls part of their purse strings and dicitates much of their policy
The politicans choose the BOC members

Hunters can't vote the PGC leaders out of office but we can vote the politicans out.