ORIGINAL: DougE
I have a buddy from Phillyon another message board that has a camp up here.He despises the PGC and DCNR for what he feels they did to Pa's hunting.His camp is right smack dab in the area's worst habitat.This guy is a good hunter and really puts alot of time in during hunting season but constantly complains about "No Deer".Interestingly,I had to meet my ferrier at 11:00am to have him pull the shoes on one of my horses.This guy has a camp just a few miles away from my buddy.He killed a 130" buck this year with a bow and another dmap doe with a muzzleloader.I asked him if he's been seeing many deer and he claimed,that he's seeing alot on public land.Around here,the food sources change weekely and you have to know ehere to look at different times of the year.You can't continue to hunt the same areas of poor habitat and expect to be successful.I boggles my mind when I hear about guys hunting for a week and seeing no deer and few tracks.Why would you hunt an area that you knew had no deer?
I think they do it, Doug, just because a lot of them are stuck in the past and want the "good old days" back. They just can't cope with the fact that things have changed, and turn mean and sour towards those they feel are responsible for it.
I really feel most of them know there is much better hunting usually a short drive from their old haunts, but are just too stubborn and pig-headed to do it. They will just never get it.