ORIGINAL: Windwalker7
And I'm telling you the deer hunting sucks here in PA.
I'd gladly give up getting deer like this, to have things the way it use to be and to enjoy it with my kids.
My kids don't want to hunt anymore because they don't see very many deer.
Many guys are like me. They see what's going on. Some don't care if they see anything and will pay any price for that. Not me!
If you were paying for a guided elk hunt and your guide didn't seem to mind if you got one, would you be happy with that hunt? If the guide spent his time pointing out trees and birds, and ignoring bugles on the next ridge,would you be OK with that.
When you booked your next elk hunt, would you go with that outfit or one that had higher success rates.
What's it all about now?
No Charles, deer hunting doesn't "suck" everywhere in this state! Yes, it has gone waaay down hill in many regions, I agree! But there are many area's that still have good deer hunting in Pa. I'm sorry that you don't have it where you hunt/live. Don't get me wrong, IDO go to Alberta in hopes (even up there it's not a guarantee)of getting a buck of the size that just doesn't exist here in Pa. In four years of trying to do this I've "seen" more huge bucks up there than I've seen in 35 years of hunting in Pa. Even though I haven't killed the "big one" up there yet (no fault of the guide), and God knows I've spent some serious cash trying, I still enjoy just the hunt itself.
I started deer hunting in the 70's up in Bradford Co when there used to be tons of deer up there. Thare still wern't a lot of bucks though.The B/D ratio was still out of whack. Now, since the antlerless season has gone concurrent with buck season (instead of the 2 day season we used to have), their numbers are waaay down, and this is the situation in MANY regions of Pa. But, not in ALL of Pa. I think that it's a regionalissue that needs the attention.