Hey everybody,

I'm an oldschool bow hunter - no composites, no calls, just my good old Bearcat and as much time tracking as it takes. As one guy mentioned, Saturday was the last day of the season for "antlered bucks" in Pennsylvania. So last day of the season, I'm not taking any chances. I start out real early, find myself a trail that's still almost warm and follow it for hours. Finally I get close, and he's beautiful - big boy, killer antlers, I don't know how he keeps his head up. With my bearcat I need to get pretty close, but that's the best part of the hunt for me, and I'm almost there.

Now I've been hearing something for a while now, and the buck's been hearing it too. Sort of a rumble in the background from some guy riding his ATV - illegally, I should add, cause I know for a fact that they aren't allowed in this area.

So I get really close, almost there, and all of a sudden the sound - down the hill - gets a heck of a lot louder. And there he is: some joyrider off-roading his ATV where he shouldn't be, and my buck - the catch of the season I've been tracking for hours - is headed for the hills at top speed. And I walk home empty handed.

Anyway, it turns out that mine wasn't the only catch this guy - or someone else riding their ATV in non-motorized areas - scared off on the make-or-break day of the season. Have any of you guys had this happen?

And are you still as PISSED OFF as I am???

John D.
who's pissed in PA