Vote scheduled to ban all hiking in PA. Game Lands for 130 DAYS per year [View all]

[JPZenger]

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2015/01/pennsylvania_considering_all-o.html#incart_m-rpt-1

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Update--Proposed-SGL-Hiker-Permits---Ban.html?soid=1109173495148&aid=rPWLMccpN5g

Most hikers with half of a brain will avoid hiking on Game Lands during the start of deer hunting season, when most of the amateur hunters are running around. Many hikers are also smart enough to wear lots of orange during hunting seasons and to leave the fluffy cotton-tail hats at home.

However, now the State Game Commission, which controls all State Game Lands, will consider voting in 2 weeks to ban all hiking in State Game lands during all hunting seasons. This totals 130 DAYS PER YEAR.

This follows their other proposal to require that anyone who hikes on State Game Lands must obtain a permit from them. They also had proposals last year to require expensive permits for mountain biking.

The Game Commission gets angry because the game lands are entirely funded by hunters, but all those other smelly masses try to use the land for other types of recreation. Get off my lawn!

The PA. Game Lands cover 1.4 million acres of land.

The ban would include two periods - including mid-April to Memorial Day.

Keystone Trails Association encourages you to send your concerns to the PGC directly at [e-mail], and consider attending the PGC meeting on January 25