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Old 01-01-2005 | 09:58 AM
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CattNY
 
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AMEN Pinwheel... I live in NY near the PA border. I have limited time to hunt and ample land to hunt in NY. Several years ago, I elected to begin hunting in PA for the following reasons, in order of preference:

1.) Another "Opening Day" opportunity.
2.) Opportunity to hunt with a Rifle within 10 miles of my home.
3.) Opportunity to see several deer in one sitting (Remember, this was several years ago)
4.) Chance to take another deer.

Back then, if I was lucky to get an antlerless permit, I always passed on a small doe because I knew a bigger 1 would show. I still do pass on small antlerless deer, but I know several hunters who will kill the first deer they see because of limited sightings. From one of my previous threads on this message board, what was wrong with the system they had several years ago? A 3-day doe season only and 1 deer per hunter. I don't know of any hunters that wouldn't be happy with 1 deer in the freezer. I would like to shoot a trophy buck, but in the areas I hunt, which is public land, I am thrilled to death to see several deer and get any buck. I've got ridiculed before for stating this, but as they say... You can't eat the horns and I also believe, if you kill a big doe out of a small population, you are destroying the herd. One statement summarizes my wishes... Go back to the old way!
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