RE: pennsylvania bowhunting
I hunted a location in Bradford county 5 or 6 years ago but I honestly don't even remember what the name of the closest town was. It was right over the border from Sullivan though. We saw plenty of deer at the time but that was before alot of the drastic changes that the PGC put in place to reduce the herd size.
As for the rut, it typically runs between the end of the first week in November and the end of the third week week in November...at least the peak of it. The Pre-rut stage starts in early October and intensifies as the month progresses.
The Food plots sound like a good place to start. In the mornings I would hunt off of the food plots, back towards the bedding areas by a good 150-200 yards. You should be able to catch them on there way to the bedding areas.