RE: how many hunt public land
when they stock pheasants,we hunt sgl in lycoming.
hunters all over place.
but very few if any hunt there in deer season, you are right but reason is, LACK OF DEER.
i talked to locals there in antes fork for over 20 years i have been going there to hunt pheasants.
they blamed AMISH the most.
they said they hunted it until everything is dead.
most i talk too say same thing, it is SHOT OUT.
a few deer can make a heck of lot of tracks.
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i have 2 doe in my area i hunt left,i was out saturday with dog grouse hunting.
you would think there was HERD of deer in that area, tracks all over.
but if you follow tracks andare aware what is in your area, you will see that 2 deer CAN MAKE A LOT OF TRACKS,day in day out.