Let the deer debate begin; Game Commission's winter seasons meeting slated for Sunday, weather permitting

From: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA | Date: January 20, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Sunday is the big matchup.

We're not talking about the Eagles-Falcons or the Steelers- Patriots games.

We're talking about the first day of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's annual three-day winter seasons and bag limits meeting.

With the recent departure of Gary Alt from the Game Commission as the head of the deer management section on the heels of what many hunters are calling a terrible deer season, this year's annual meeting is shaping up to be a showdown between the we-want-more-deer crowd and the we-need-fewer-deer group.

Sunday's meeting, scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at the agency's ...

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