The biggest waste of the sportsmans dollar is the training and hiring of the so called
WCO's. Which I personally call "WACKOS". What they do out on the field could be done by
"College Students" and for 1/4 of the cost. If any sportsman in our state reads the Penna. Game News and see just what kind of articles our Wackos write about is enough to make anybody sick
The Game Commission says as their excuse for not hunting on Sundays is due to the
many landowners in the state would post their land including lands in the Game Commissions
Game Co-op program. Come on now, I just can't see their reasoning when they permit hunting on Sundays other game animals as stated above.
I personally think that the entire hunting on Sunday issue is due to the statements made by the Wackos not wanting to do any Sunday work and sure would never admit it to the sportsman of this state
When do you think this Game Commission will stop making the Pennsylvania hunter
look like a sign post with their ridicules large hunting license pinned right in the middle of
your back. Their has been many times that mine has caught in brush or mountain laurel
and tore my shirt or busted the pin holding it. When will they wise up and let you put a small license in your wallet and be done with it. If they took a survey with all 50 states they sure would see they stand almost alone. I've hunted in many other states and never came across any other one like ours. Or could it be due to our Wackos wanting this for reasons of their own?
Our Wackos seem to get pleasure out of "Checking Hunters" to show their authority
and push their weight around which is nothing more then harassing the hunters out in the
field. I could understand it if their was some kind of suspicion that the check was for a game
law violation. It seems to me that they enjoy doing this just to show how much of a big deal they think they really are. The sportsman should rebel any time this is done for no reason and report the incident to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the commission. Maybe if enough sportsman complain this kind of practice would stop.
Well lets talk about the Game Commissions rule on fluorescent orange to protect
the Pennsylvania hunter from being shot while hunting. Well I personally agree with making fluorescent orange a law of the land for all hunters with no exception. The only problem I have with that law is the amount which the Game Commission requires. Hell they have us covered from our waist to the top of our head with a minimum of 250 Sq. In.
The commission says that if one more inch stops a hunter from being shot it's worth it.
If this is the way they are thinking what about our paints and boots ect. That too might save one hunter from being shot. My point is where do you stop? I hunted in three other states which were full of hunters and and their fluorescent orange laws requires a hat which can be seen from one mountain to another with no trouble. A friend of mine was given a citation from one of our great Wackos for having his fluorescent orange color faded to the point which would not pass the color he must have wanted. I guess his wife washed his hunting clothes too many times. I was told that the pants law was near so get ready hunters
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says "No Hunting on Sundays". I know their is a lot of hunters support this law and of course their is a lot that don't. I personally don't. It
seems to me that the Game Commission is very hipocritical on this issue. They let you shoot
Crows, Fox, Coyote, Trap Furbearers and many more. If these can be hunted on Sundays it
just tells me the Game Commission is picking and choosing just what they want to let you
hunt on Sundays. Come on Give me a break. Either let us hunt or close everything.
The other stupid thing is if hunting is not allowed on Sundays why is fishing. Is the
fishing sport any better then the hunting sport. It's about time the Game Commission wakes
up
What would the people of Pennsylvania say if our Pennsylvania State Police would stop
drivers just to check their licences. Their is no difference when a Wacko is just checking
hunters. I personally think their should be a stop to this kind of practice and put the Wackos
to better use. It appears to me when they are out there just "Checking Hunters" goes
to show that they have nothing better to do.
Date: 1/10/2002 8:10:46 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: jijhjexcite.com
To: Rogerhamaol.com
Sent from the Internet 1PIIISj
Well, you sure do have alot to say about the Pennsylvania Game Commission. My general concern is the way you trashed our WCOs. Do you trash your local policemen and women like that too?? Our WCOs are just like police officers. Police Officers are here to serve and protect us, and our WCQs are here to serve and protect our wildlife. If we didn’t have /NCOs then we would have assho!es out there shooting whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted. I don’t know about you but I depend on hunting to provide meals for my children to eat. If we had no rules in hunting then there would be no wildlife to hunt and no dinner on the tabIe!! And I’m not so sure that just any College Graduate could go out in the woods and do what our WCOs do. in fact they have to go through special training and take state tests to become a WCO. Oh my. hey just like our police officers do. In fact, to become a WCO you have to go through alot more then what a police officer does. I should know. My husband went through the police acadarny and s now studying to become a W C 0 Just because you may have came into contact with some WCOs that give the others a bad name does not mean that you have to trash all of them. There are some WCOs that care about our wildlife and the fun in the sport of hunting. But they have to do their job, just like you do yours. What would happen if you would do your job half-assed??? Anyways, maybe you should do some reading up on our WCOs before you decide to just TRASH thern!!!!!!!!l!!
Thank you,
Danielle Blough
wife of soon-to-be WCO!
Date: 1/11/2002 9:05:08 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: RgrHarn
To: bough5cxcite.com
Mrs. Blough
I wish to thank you for sending me your opinIon of the WCO’s working for the PGC, Being married to a soon to be WCO I can understand your position very well and con respect it as well. To give you a little light on my opinion is to tell you I have been a Pennsylvania hunter for over 55 years now. I am sure I have been hunting before you or your husband were even born. So I certainly think that I have some experience you or your husband never had.
In all the years that I have been hunting this great state I have never came in contact with a WCO which was worth his weight and their have been many in my 55 years. I had my ‘icense checked at least 15 times over the years by some WCO that nothing better to do in that particular day.
I am disabled now and can still hunt out of my truck with my certificate from the PGC to do so, I don’t think I have that many years left for hunting but am damn sure I am sticking to my opinion of our WCO’s in our state.
The Pennsylvania &ame Commission and their WCO’s over the past 3 years or so has not had a good relationship with the hunters in Pa. Which your husband knows I am sure?
Even the PGC has admitted they had and still have problems. Maybe your husband can make a difference in the years he is a WCO. I sure hope so.
