Even the PGC agrees that deer hunting will only be fair to good in most areas of the state. Here is a quote from PR 105-09.
Hunters heading afield for the October firearms seasons should find fair to good numbers of deer in most areas, but other areas will support substantially less or more. (For more information, please see the next article, “GAME COMMISSION POSTS FIELD FORECASTS ON WEBSITE.”)
The areas where hunting is good are most likely those areas where the PGC has be unable to reduce the herd enough to meet their goals. Even the American Hunter article on deer hunting in PA didn't have anything good to say about deer management in PA.