[dljordan]

I wonder who paid for this bill?

[Kay Ludlow]

Here in PA, I've seen numerous instances of people and groups claiming to be hunters and sportsmen working for “reasonable” legislation to protect our hunting grounds who turn out (on research) to actually be environmental activists looking for protections that would ultimately TAKE AWAY hunting rights.

In PA, much of our state forests have been ‘protected’ from mining, drilling, timbering, by closing the thousands of miles of fire roads to the public (unless you are a hiker or mountain biker). Now, the state timbers, drills, mines for the state interests, and the PA Game commission manages the State Game-lands for the benefit of ‘all species’.

Basically, I wouldn't assume that a deep pocketed donor was necessarily behind the bill. Could have been a bill in the public interest that was opposed by eco-whackos posing as sportsmen trying to stop it. If the public isn't going to be allowed on ‘public lands’, I'd rather see it sold so we do have a chance again.