I like to say congratulation on the buck on the last day of bow season in PA.
I also will agree with you on the deer herds on stategamelands there almost gone;I took a huge 8 pointer about 5 years ago on stategamelands and from that time I yet to see a good shooter buck gross my path.
I passed on a few large does in M/L season (flintlock) but the deer are just not there.I hunt also the regular deer season with my flintlock and again a few does no bucks.I gave it a shot this year with the bow seen a few does just a tad to far from the stand or ground blind.I have to say after some 40 years plus in hunting and have taken some real nice deer on them last years the hunting may be coming to a end .I find the body just can't do it any longer sorry we have to grow old I still hunt but not like I use to just to kill some time.I seen myself a few years back starting to pass on does and a few small bucks must be telling something.