RE: Tactics for the Pa opener
We still hunt till about 9:30 opening day depends on what time group on neighboring farm begins their drive. We take the kids and a few other less mobile folks and sit them next to a huge plot that our farmer used to lease. The other group that hunts it haven't figured out that by driving it in the reverse direction that we once did that there are more ways for the deer to break back on them plus they drive it with not enough people so a lot of the deer break back on them and right into our groups lap. It is good for the younger hunter's to see deer and hopefully get a shot.
Personally I set up a mile or so in back of all this and set out a tinks scent bomb and wait to see if something comes along. It worked the last 2 years almost to the point of not being a challenge. 2 years in a row I have set up at different edges of food plot and had bucks walk out 45 Yards in front of me. 5 and 6 pointers passed on them both at 7 am only to have an 8 point come out 20 minutes later.
Then last year it was later in the morning and another 8 comes out almost same time as year before. 40 Yards broadside each time different locations. I plan on going back to my spot again this year cause we saw at least 2 other bucks in that area while spotting a few weeks back. If I don't see a thing yeah well, I did scout it and it seems that it should be another fun opening day.