"Please be advised that PA was never the "pheasant capital east of the Mississippi" except for people who never traveled beyond the borders of the state."
Ed, I don't make this stuff up like some of you writers do.
At one time back in the 70's I believe, there was a list of the top ten states that had 1 million, thats 6 zeros, of pheasants harvested, and Pa. was one of the top ten.
Maybe you could tell me another state east of the Mississippi that had greater pheasant population. I don't think so.
So until you get your facts straight, I wouldn't be ridiculing someone
Yes, PA was "probably" one of the top ten.
Illinois has always had and presently has a greater wild pheasant population than PA, given that pheasants moved from west to east naturally (from birds stocked in the western states) or by direct stocking with western birds. The extent and lay of the land, average moisture, farming practices, range of temperature, and other factors made Illinois less pheasant friendly than some western states (like Iowa and the Dakotas), and more pheasant friendly than other states east of the Mississippi (including PA).
Facts are facts (Google "pheasants"), and for someone (even someone chastised as a dreaded "writer") to call attention to a cheer-leading-type overstatement is not "ridicule." Nor is it "dyslexic" to directly quote the the misinformed cheerleader. EDM
