Seems none of this is unique to PA.It occurs in every state from what I hear and read and my own experiance.It all brings back memorys of hunting state land for 25+ yrs.Some good memorys and good deer - BUT - some real sour memorys. There are some real Brutes on State Lands.
You gotta put up with alot of *!&$#@B@%S$ to get EM!

I agree that it don't make a hill of beans if you've hunted the same old oak tree portable stand for 20yrs.If a guy gets there before you do - Tough Luck.Sooner or later your honey hole will get found.Around here its most often because guys can't keep a secret about specific areas that hold nice deer. Lo and Behold - here comes the "intruders".

That's just the pitfalls of hunting "open" state land and "sharing" with other most often unknown hunters.

BTW - If your a fisherman ALL this is a Ditto !