I can't speak for many folks, however the group I hunt with (3 of us) who have been going to Potter Co for at least 10 years (one of us for 25), simply are not going back. The place we stay, 10 years ago, you could not get in, its a mix of cabins and bed and breakfast, cabins where booked to the same partys for years straight, bed and breakfast was usually full. Now.... I talked with the owner last week, one cabin is rented, bed and breakfast has 2 parties in it, neither are there for hunting.

Yes there are deer around, however when you are a non-resident, it makes things like scouting very difficult and we didn't go down there to not see deer. Last year the three of us never drew our bows back, one guy never saw a deer from his stand. This is spots that for years we had seen deer consistently, it wasn't food, the spots we were on had lots of white oak, apples and grapes. There was sign, but nothing like there use to be.

We all agreed that given enough time, we all would tag deer, however given 5-6 days of hunting and a Sunday to scout and set stands, that it simply wasn't worth our vacation time, time away from families etc until the deer population starts coming back. They have FINALLY dropped the doe permits in this area (2G), however even with last years allocation, non of us got 2G permits, we did get DMAP in the same area we normally hunted, plus explored some new areas.

It isn't what it was and many non-residents travelled there to see deer from stands and have a chance at a shot or two in a weeks time. No longer is this the case and just about everyone I know who use to travel to PA for a week of deer hunting is not going back.