RE: West Virginia Deer Hunting Hurting!
I am a resident of West Virginia (Morgantown) and I bought my first out-of-state hunting lic. this year for Pennsylvania. I only have to drive 7 minutes (I-79 North) and I am in Pennsylvania (Mt. Morris).
Pennsylvania is DOING IT RIGHT, unlike West Virginia when it comes to managind the deer herd.
The county inwhich I hunt (Greene) in PA has an antler restriction, there has to be ATLEAST 4 points to (1) side in order to harvest a BUCK. On my first bowhunting hunt, I saw more deer (does and bucks) in 1 day than I have seen in the last 3-4 years in West Virginia.
I myself DON'T SHOOT DOES, I leave it for the other hunter who needs the meat. I like to go for the trophies, and with PA's antler restriction it makes it alot more exciting as well as profitable, being that out-of-state lic.'s cost me $127.