ORIGINAL: 4evrhtn
Thanks for joining us on this thread. Your input is appreciated.
I have never hunted near Pittsburgh, probably never will.
Except for hunting spring turkeys a few days when I am in between out of state turkey hunts, I do not hunt PA anymore. It has been, well, I cannot remember the last time I deer hunted in PA?
If I am going to travel to hunt I am getting out of PA and going to Ohio or other midwestern states which provide a more satisfying experience. I'd rather hunt 2 days in Ohio than 2 months in PA. Reason is this.. being realistic... there is the potential to see more "different" deer there in 2 days then you might see in 2 months here. Unless you are satisfied with counting the same deer 5 or 6 times over to come up with a larger number.
In my part of the state, we still have a good number of deer. While the quality of the bucks is getting better, we are still nowhere near a level that I am interested in hunting anymore. I am leaving again tonight for my ground in southern Ohio. Before this year is out I will have hunted in less states than I have in many a year due to business restrictiong my time away from the office. I will still make Ohio a few more times, WI, SD, TX will be covered as well. Next year I will get back in the full hunt mode.
Just curious.. how would you feel if PA went to Inline muzzleloader and shotgun only in replace of the High-powered rifle season?
A shotgun only season would mean that I might be hunting deer again in PA within 3 years. I would like that alot. Inlines? That would be better than centerfire rifles, but a quality inline is a fairly long range banger. I have a ProHunter by TC, in .50 cal, and while I have never hunted with it, alot of people have. When I set the gun up, I was really impressed with the groups it would shot out to 250 yards. Much more effective range than any slug thrower.