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Oh the joys of rifle season in Southwestern PA. Those people have turned me against rifle hunting altogether. What a circus. Most of them have no regard for anything - they just wanna drive deer, shoot like maniacs, tell wild tales of big bucks yore, and litter up the place. They don't practice, they don't scout, they're lazy and they can't seem to follow the rules.

My best advice to you, next year,is to tag out in bow season, and just kick back and unwind while everyone else tries to battle the orange army in buck season. This season, just wait until the second week - they will all have given up by then. You'll have the woods to yourself, but the deer will still be very skittish.
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For those of you who have never experienced it - PA has the highest hunter density in the country. Most of them only hunt one/two days per year, but on opening day, look out. It's not uncommon to have 3-4 hunters in view from your spot on the opener, and most of them shoot at anything they see. It's quite an experience - sorta like the streets of Baghdad.