RE: Pennsylvania hunters about to be "HOSED"
A pup. Got 'em last week in archery. 7 point, shoulda been 8 but a broken tine. 16" inside. Decent mass. Probably a "better" 2.5 yr old. Nothing to brag about. Barely a shooter by my standards, wouldnt have shot it the first couple of weeks. Shot itin a bottleneck, chasing a doe, near a cornfield. Good jerky. SPecially since I dont shoot doe. Passed on several barely legal buck, and a bigger 8 @ 18" inside first week because it was heading towards a buddy a short distance away, who I had with me. He got it and was his largest to date..
Dad also got a "decent" 10 bow season, on opposite side of the cornfield where I shot mine. Not very wide, but a bit high with good mass. Very good body size.
Also took another buddy out last week of season, laid a scent trail and put up a decoy, had him in a permanent stand with me while I filmed him. He shot a barely legal 7 point that came nose down on the scent trail and then laid his ears back and came straight towards the decoy. He has killed only a couple of does and one buck before with a bow, so he was more than happy to shoot it. Not much of a rack, but a good video (LOL) It came into a wide open area and he shot it at 15 yards about 2 feet from the decoy.