RE: PA late archery.....
I'd say it depends on where you plan to hunt. If you have a place in mind that hasn't been hunted too hard it can be a great time to hunt. Last season I saw a 140+ typical three times in the late season while hunting for does but unfortunately my buck tag was already used. the year before I had a 130 class 8 pointer at 10 yards on the very last day. Both those were on a private piece of ground that doesnt get hunted much but the year before my buddy pushed a nice buck (110 or so)past my son on ground open to the public on the last day of the late season.
If you're hunting public ground, the hunting can be tough but not impossible.
Look at is this way, $127 is probably less than you'd spend on one football or hockey game and you hopefully get at least a few days of hunting in