That makes sense though, because I don't even bother going out the first day in most cases. If I had the opportunity to hunt Illinois, I would schedule it for the first week of PA archery as well. The first two weeks of Pa archery are tough for deer movement, even in high density areas. I don't usually get fired up until the third week. The leaves changing and dropping, cooler nights, approaching rut make a marked change in deer and this is what I crave...that electric atmosphere that cannot be explained in simple words. The first week is like summer deer hunting, which I have no interest in.