PGC meeting

I took a look at it and the only complaint I have is I think they “wasted” on of the only three Sunday hunting days on bears. I think it could have better been used, number of participants wise, for a small game hunting day. Of course, small game hunting does not require buying a different tag, so PGC logic prevails.

I'm digging the new seasons. More opportunities across the board.
 
BH

DarDys
I took a look at it and the only complaint I have is I think they “wasted” on of the only three Sunday hunting days on bears. I think it could have better been used, number of participants wise, for a small game hunting day. Of course, small game hunting does not require buying a different tag, so PGC logic prevails.

Looks like skirl season overlaps the Sunday during archery and the Sunday during bear. Do you specifically have to hunt deer on the 1st Sunday and bear on the 2nd?
 
BH

Yes. Small game is not legal on any Sunday
Booo..........
 
BH

The logic is, there is no logic and therefore this concludes my discussion in that such deductions or inferences make the conclusions more reliable if the premises are true, enabling better reasoning and decision-making.

Happy Hunting.

Small game should be open on the overlapping Sundays.... PGC FAILED on this one.

DarDys
What is the logic?

I can tell you why the PGC did not want any of the overlap seasons to be able to participate, but there is no logic too it. 
 
The reason is the PGC did not want to ruffle any feathers in the legislature. The intent of the bill was to open three Sundays to only archery deer, rifle deer, and one optional. When it became clear that the language in the bill allowed overlapping seasons like small game and such to be legal, sportsman pushed to allow those as well to increase opportunity. The PGC chose to not take legal liberties beyond the intent of the bill  to not anger any politicians that voted yes on the bill. Supposedly the PGC has met with and plans to meet with legislators about getting them to support other opportunities that this bill allows. 
 
Basically the PGC is weak kneed. 

PGC made their bed.....

🤔 monopoly.... that sums it up nicely.

.... it is what it is sure ain't like what it was. Thanks to the present PGC, PA a one time leader in hunting, now cowtailing to other states.

But that's just me being me.

Hunt Safely

🤗 I've got thirteen years on ya so it was before your time.

No really, up to about the time the great Gary Alt, a legend in his own mind, I had the highest respect for the PGC.

Changing county to WMU😠😡😤

Because the PGC at one time, enforced game laws "protecting" ALL wild game and not just about producing bogus trophy antlers behind every tree.

Small game & upland birds were at one time a very important part of hunting PA.

It took a while but the PGC now sees the results of their game management laws and so do many more hunters.

We're told the decline in hunters is due to age which is mostly true because most of us old timers just got tired of the smoke & mirrors. The part the PGC can't figure out, (doesn't care) why the bigger decline in the younger hunter.

So that leaves keeping the remaining hunters, happy with more trophies behind every tree. That's how they do it in other states.

Small game & upland birds are nothing compared to what it once was.

Everything centers around the Boone & Crocket/Pope & Young record book buck... behind every tree.

That has been the hunting promotion since the early 80s.

Question the PGC and the answer most given.... "that's the way they do it in other states".

Hunting PA is (was) more than about record books and selling antlerless deer tags.

Not debating, just my feelings through personal experience and observation. Which by the way, doesn't count because I use no numbers except years of experience and I'm not a "biologist".🙄 (trying to keep my job supported with the sale of doe tags and closing pheasant farms)

So.... how's spring gobbler looking? Early reports didn't sound real positive.

Dave you still recovering from your "self" stent extraction? lol

I been out-n-bout but not been by many open fields.

Might be fun just to take a ride and fire up the owl hooter some night, just to see what the latest turkey talk is.

Who knows, maybe it might stir some excitement to dress up like a tree and take the shotgun for a walk.

Have fun on your walk.