ORIGINAL: chr103yod
Does anyone hunt 3D on state land? I have given up on all my old spots that used to hold deer because they aren't there anymore. I've found a couple new areas that may be promising. I did some scouting last week in a new area and about 3/4 of a mile back I started seeing deer sign. I found one rub on a tree about 5 inches in diameter with a bunch of rubs near by. I seen three doe total in four days of scouting and no buck. Few years back it would have been more like 10-20 deer. Work has kept me from hunting this year but I'm going out Thursday so see what happens. Good luck.
you are not alone,deer are very scare..wmu2g is worst in state of pa..clinton/cameron/potter/elk countys are bad..
when i see a deer now it usually by itself or 2..i also remember days of 6,10,15,20,25,30 that you would see in 1 group..
i can tell you a little about going wayback..in wmu2g,there is no place, wayback..roads and pipelines and trails take you to almost any area WAYBACK you want..
if you looked at dcnr aerial survey, it did NOT show deer that are left WAYBACK..most of deer were near roads..this is why you see so many road hunting..
hunters are not stupid..if deer were WAYBACK as some so called experts would say,then hunters would be there..
that WAYBACK sloganis being used by some that want to make us think there are lots of deer left..
well, DCNR survey did not show that..