ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Matt, the best you could hope for in PA is a stalk and spot once you've located a bear in the limited season we have. The odds of a bear coming by a stand in the few days within bow range, you could hunt a lifetime doing it. I don't know how NY compares. Do you ever have bears visiting your plots in PA?
Rob, I knew you took one in Canada, and that's truly a great trophy. To be honest I don't think PA is my best bet just because of the length of the season. My property does fall into PA's limited zones that allow bears to be taken in the first 3 days of deer/rifle season, but I haven't hunted more than 2 days total during this season in the last 4 years. If I had one fairly well patterned I'd give it a shot though.
We definitely have some bears there, they terrorize my grandparents garbage at least once a year every year and I've seen them a few times out of season.The pictures below are all from the property down there, the first is from a game cam and the others I sawearly one summer and happend to have a camera w/ me. I was a bit close for comfort but by time I realized they were there it was toolate and figured I might as well get some cool pictures. I also see prints/scat a few times a year as well on the access road below where you Sat in the nanny whacker stand.
