Here's what got cut off. George lives in Mt Lebanon PA and has had first hand experience with Wildlife Services and dealing with local gov and pro-kill scum
This recent comment by Kelly "goals not realized" meant that not enough deer had been killed, and that he wanted to bring the USDA back in to kill more deer. This guy is a total scum bag.
Mt. Lebanon cancelled their annual culling contract with the USDA Wildlife Services for 3 basic reasons:
1) New elections got rid of some of the rabid deer haters that had a personal agenda to kill deer, and we got one friendly commissioner elected, and he was an alpha dog. He shook up the status quo and started asking the USDA some tough questions.
2) Our group CNSA was putting constant pressure on the commissioners at the public meetings and in private meeting with the individual commissioners.
3) The municipality was running into serious budget issues, and it was difficult to spend 60K every year for killing deer.
Now, after two years of the cull being discontinued there is growing pressure to bring it back. I think the only thing stopping the relaunch of the program is the ongoing budget crisis. If money wasn't tight, I think the deer culling program would be reestablish
Mt. Lebanon cancelled their annual culling contract with the USDA Wildlife Services for 3 basic reasons:
1) New elections got rid of some of the rabid deer haters that had a personal agenda to kill deer, and we got one friendly commissioner elected, and he was an alpha dog. He shook up the status quo and started asking the USDA some tough questions.
2) Our group CNSA was putting constant pressure on the commissioners at the public meetings and in private meeting with the individual commissioners.
3) The municipality was running into serious budget issues, and it was difficult to spend 60K every year for killing deer.
Now, after two years of the cull being discontinued there is growing pressure to bring it back. I think the only thing stopping the relaunch of the program is the ongoing budget crisis. If money wasn't tight, I think the deer culling program would be reestablish
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USDA Wildlife Services didn't just join the national suburban deer killing business, they've been one of the major contractors of it for years. I believe they've been the main culling contractor in the Philly parks system, i.e. Fairmont Park, and I believe they're killing the deer in Valley Forge National Park.
They've been the primary culling contractor in Pittsburgh. They've been culling deer in Upper St. Clair and in Mt. Lebanon. They proactively approach many of the local municipalities and townships looking for deer killing business. (We know they came to Solon several years ago and again more recently)
These local townships view them as government officials and let them mug the hell out of them.
They will come in and do a sham ground survey, and get paid for it. They always find too many deer, and recommend a culling program - that they will implement. Talk about a conflict of interest. They also recommend 3 to 5 deer per sq. mile to assure themselves an annual culling contract.
When they do these local culls in PA, the local townships have to get a special permit approved by the Pa Game Commission to allow them to override the hunting regulations and safety zones etc. Local residents can sign a contract under this umbrella township contract to allow the USDA to shoot deer on their property, no matter how small their lots are or how close their neighbors are.(Solon is already set up for that)Now there is a small conflict between the USDA and the Pa Game Commission (PGC) and the hunters that they represent. The hunters don't want the USDA coming into their suburban neighborhoods and killing the big bucks and easy killing semi-tame deer. They want the PGC to get them into these communities, likely with bowhunting, to kill these deer. So there is often some back room deals where the PGC will approve the township's special permit for the USDA culling IF the township allows some bowhunters to come in first and get their trophy bucks etc., or first pickings. So everyone is kept happy. This didn't happen in Mt. Lebanon, but it did happen in Upper St. Clair, where there is more room for bowhunters. (Really worried this will be the comprehensive plan. Have seen this in many locations and it will defray fron paying usda and Stanek wull be pushing it)
The only difference between DeNicola and the USDA is that the USDA looks more official, which doesn't help the opposition movement. Plus, the USDA has more resources than DeNicola.
You just use the same strategy against the USDA as you use against DeNicola. I have one summary report I put together that makes the USDA sharpshooter look pretty bad that I can forward
They've been the primary culling contractor in Pittsburgh. They've been culling deer in Upper St. Clair and in Mt. Lebanon. They proactively approach many of the local municipalities and townships looking for deer killing business. (We know they came to Solon several years ago and again more recently)
These local townships view them as government officials and let them mug the hell out of them.
They will come in and do a sham ground survey, and get paid for it. They always find too many deer, and recommend a culling program - that they will implement. Talk about a conflict of interest. They also recommend 3 to 5 deer per sq. mile to assure themselves an annual culling contract.
When they do these local culls in PA, the local townships have to get a special permit approved by the Pa Game Commission to allow them to override the hunting regulations and safety zones etc. Local residents can sign a contract under this umbrella township contract to allow the USDA to shoot deer on their property, no matter how small their lots are or how close their neighbors are.(Solon is already set up for that)Now there is a small conflict between the USDA and the Pa Game Commission (PGC) and the hunters that they represent. The hunters don't want the USDA coming into their suburban neighborhoods and killing the big bucks and easy killing semi-tame deer. They want the PGC to get them into these communities, likely with bowhunting, to kill these deer. So there is often some back room deals where the PGC will approve the township's special permit for the USDA culling IF the township allows some bowhunters to come in first and get their trophy bucks etc., or first pickings. So everyone is kept happy. This didn't happen in Mt. Lebanon, but it did happen in Upper St. Clair, where there is more room for bowhunters. (Really worried this will be the comprehensive plan. Have seen this in many locations and it will defray fron paying usda and Stanek wull be pushing it)
The only difference between DeNicola and the USDA is that the USDA looks more official, which doesn't help the opposition movement. Plus, the USDA has more resources than DeNicola.
You just use the same strategy against the USDA as you use against DeNicola. I have one summary report I put together that makes the USDA sharpshooter look pretty bad that I can forward
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