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HI Myrl I'M small western Pa farmer. I looking into this some after talking to a farmer I meet at an auction. 51% of your income has to come from farming, To be aloud to shoot deer. The law was changed back in 94, and again in the later 90's. On a Good Note! The farmer I was talking to fought the PAGC , his friends and him where all fined and they said we have a right to protect our porperty, They won over the Game Commission. He was shooting and give the deer away, he had shot; to people that would use them. Cost for them was around 7,000 back in 2003 and some 2 years. But he gave the PAGC a red face!! WHen I called them about turkeys eating my wheat I seeded, and the 275+ bats in the barn, I was told your not aloud to do anything. I was gald to hear that one group was able to fight and win thair case. For I live in an area that would be hard for me to do too much without getting nailed, but I have different groups shooting some 20-30 deer a year within a mile of the farm, one of the only farms left in our Twp. so I told the friends that hunt to shoot any and all deer that they can tag and use. I told them the deer will move in from other areas to eat, so no need to try to control the does or let a nice young buck pass in hopes that it would be nicer next year. And as for there rack law that is a joke, I have not seen bigger bucks but small junk by the dozens, Lucky now to see one nice buck a year, maybe see a very nice one(Wall hanger) , the other 12 or so are junk now and most not shootable. 10 years ago I would be lucky to see a spike now it is common, and no not a dumb town person, I can tell differents between a spike that is 4" and one that is above the ears by 4 " , and the 3 points , 5 points that are 1.5 years and should be nicer than they are.
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