I usually hunt if I have a tag, and whatever I get/don't get, I get/don't get . I love jerky, and usually make as much of it as I can out of a deer, and I have several people that call me every year asking for deer meat. So "use" of meat is never an issue.

But this years it's a little different. The EHD struck my favorite hunting areas, so I'm gonna slow down on the harvesting. Usually I have 2-3 bow kills by the end of Pa's season, I think think this year I'm stopping at one.Then I'll do a "head count" during gun season and see what the herd looks like once other hunters start moving them. If I see a pile of does like I used to, I'll take one. If not, I'll get an early start on the indoor spot season and turkeys. I got a new gun and new target bow to try out..