rackhunter03, yes I am a serious hunter, spend 4-6 days a week in the woods from Oct 15 till Jan 31. I douby there are many that spend the time I do year round. WMD, yes that is correct. If it is a population control issue, as the state says it is, then they need to get it under control. Archery is no way to lower herd numbers to the extent that it is needed. If you had a flea infestation in you're house, you wouldn't go and pick them off one by one with tweezers, you would take a much more effective approach to rid the problem. DCNR employees, state troopers ect could do the job instead of having to hire sharp shooters. put our state resources to work on this and get it under control, period.
I know it sets wrong with a bunch of hunters who want the opportunity to hunt the area, but fact is fact. If bow hunters could lower the numbers effectively, then I say let us hunt it, but we can't. Even the best archers (what they are looking for) would only be minimally effective.
