I was wondering if anyone hunts the game lands during the first archery season. It seems to me they would not be very crowded, with hunters opting for other places in order to hunt from a tree stand. Has anyone tried still-hunting and/or ground hunting with any success?? And also what game lands where you hunting??

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i hunt game lands 72 in clarion county and it is great on the northeast end of the game lands for the first archery season. i mostly hunt treestands and shot a 145 class buck two years ago right on the game land border. at that end all three sides are bordered by private land and i think contributes to the success i have there. was a little more crowded this year now that they have put a new bridge in since the flood of a couple years ago but there is plenty of room for everyone.



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TEC how do you hunt from a treestand?? isn't there a law that you can't damage a tree?? Correct me if I am wrong please.

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the only way you damage the tree is nailing into it and drilling ect..i am almost sure climbers are allowed...and a ladder stand wont hurt a tree...just dont get caught with a hook in the tree for a pack or your bow..im pretty sure climbers are allowed because they dont consider it damage unless it goes past the bark i think i heard...dont go by my word though...i dont bow hunt yet and i duno if i will be driving in time for the opener next year when i plan to bow hunt...if i do i might be somewhere in venagno co...either on one of the gamelands or if i find evidance a buck on my buddys land is alive(hes a real bruiser i havent seen HIM in 2 years but lost of evidance and a guy told me he seen him twice that lives in the area and checks on the camp..he was a 6pt and he was HUGE..)
i duno if he made it through the rifle season though...a kid about 1/4 mile up the road shot a 9pt that was pretty massive and im thinking it might have been him...but if hes alive i might hunt him or a gamelands..i love venango co....

Mossy,as long as you don't cut threw the bark you're OK. Screw in steps are illegal or climbers with blades that cut. But any climbers that grip are fine. I been using a loggy for 6-7 years. I've seen some manutactures that rate there stands for Pa safe. The law actually is for all of Pa. Even on private you have to have permission to use screw-in steps. Actually it's not a bad rule. JERRY