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Everyone says it's time for an increase, but Noone can give me a good reason why they should get an increase


PGC openly states it won't be used for wildlife. It's all gonna be personnel coat

What the hell, let them go broke then the legislature can take over responsibility for Pa wildlife and get their hands on those valuable game lands and mineral rights.

GC never will get it right in the eyes of many who can't see past today. Might as well have them lock up the place and let the Democrats have their way with Pa wildlife. Most hunters don't care much one way or the other.

You boys need to write your legislators and put a quick end to this rip off. Then go out and spend the same amount on a night of beer to celebrate the victory. What a joke.


http://www.ammoland.com/2015/04/pen...ual-report-to-legistature/#axzz3lEn1OCGb

WTF don't you get that NONE of this increased revenue will go to wildlife. It's all for wage increases



There is no reason the general fund can't pay wages

The states hurting for money in every department. If they don't get some sort of increase, they'll just start issuing fines to increase revenue. (Like the DOT or local cops) Either way you'll have me up paying.

If one wants to hunt the King's deer on the King's land, one should have to expect to PAY. The more government involvement the more money you have to pay.

Can't run an agency without personnel. Can't get decent personnel for schit wages.

PA is in the red, severely.

General fund? PA is running something like a $2B deficit that's only projected to get worse. There is no "general fund".

LMAO-only $2500?

And funding the fish and game out of the general fund, IMO, allows a large number of new folks to have a say in how the rules/regs for hunting and fishing are written. Folks you don't want to have a say.

I don't have to pay that amount here in IN, but if they raise it that high I will. It's far from budget breaking for me or anyone else I know who hunts. I'd go nuts not having hunting as an outlet and I don't get to go near as much as I'd like now...

With the license increase maybe they can have more money for gas to drive the trucks back into the SGL to stock the pheasants instead of dumping them at the parking areas on the main high ways. After stocking birds RT.160 in Somerset Co. has birds ran over all along the road and they could have driven off the main road on game land roads and stocked. I don't mind paying more because it is still cheap to hunt Pa. but I often wonder if some of the higher ups are over paid and are making rules and don't even hunt and don't listen to the hunters requests. Would like to see a earlier squirrel season like some other states have.

Yes.

Then you obviously make to much money

Or hunting is a higher (financial) priority for him than you...

And you are obviously a yankee

Wait, what......

Excuse me, PA is claiming only a $1.2B "structural deficit" for this Fiscal Year. Of course, that comes largely with kicking the can down the road (again), because the deficit balloons to over $2B again in FY16-17, and continues to increase at an unknown rate beyond that

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/06/budget_negotiators_have_define.html

PA's budget problem - http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/12/19_billion_deficit_is_gov-elec.html

Working age people leaving the state in droves, increases in old people and retirees -





Oh, and the state pension system -





Basically, the state is bankrupt and getting worse because there are WAY too many people on the state pension, too many retirees, and nothing for working age people to do that justifies the expense of staying there (so they leave). The revenue base continues to shrink and the expenses continue to grow.

I used to hunt Pa., as a NR, after I moved.
It's a deal.
Least you can count on hunting every year, have a camp, and enjoy long seasons.

Look up NM if you wanna see a suck place.
I haven't drawn a deer tag in 12 years.

Stop you whining, pay the fees, and enjoy what you have.

Lmao

Pointer understands the reason to keep the GC as independent as possible from the general fund. Sean understands GC is hurting financially and Gitem thinks he knows how much someone should make or be willing to spend on their hobbies.

Just came from the dentist. Be a good idea to make what I can while I can. Nothing of value costs what it did 16 years ago. Hunting included.

What I think is that PGC is an over bloated agency

They have 714 employees, yet they think they need 86 million to fund those 714, something is askew


Ain't no game warden worth more than 20,000 a year. Benefits included