PA Deer Management is Almost OK
06-29-2006, 07:15 PM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Altoona,PA
Posts: 679
RE: PA Deer Management is Almost OK
i have a question. i know SGL's are open to public but are bikers aloud to ride during hunting season? last year on the 1st day of bow i parked for my afternoon hunt and as i was getting out of the truck all these SUV's pulled up. ended up being 12 people going to ride bikes back. i started walking and they flew by me not a one said hello or anything they were yelling to each other being loud. well i was pretty mad but i thought well they will stay on the hard road but they didnt they went off into the woods.
they shouldnt be aloud to do that, and if they are shouldnt they have respect for someone hunting?
they shouldnt be aloud to do that, and if they are shouldnt they have respect for someone hunting?
06-29-2006, 09:39 PM
#25
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA
Posts: 522
RE: PA Deer Management is Almost OK
Yes they are allowed to ride during hunting season.
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal (on SGLs)from the last Saturday in September, until the third Saturday in January, andprior to one hour after close of lawful shooting hoursfor spring turkey season, from the second Saturday inApril, through the last Saturday in May (inclusive), exceptonSundays....OR while lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal on roads open to foot travel only.
-It is unlawful to engage in any activity or event involving more than 10 persons, which may conflict with with the intended purposes or use of property, or poses a potential environmentalor safety problem.
There is also a section that says you cannot be on SGLs from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 (inclusive), when not engagedin lawful hunting or trapping, without wearing 250 square inches ofFO, etc, except on Sundays or while using an SGL shooting range.
06-30-2006, 06:59 AM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Altoona,PA
Posts: 679
RE: PA Deer Management is Almost OK
well thats good to know, thanks.
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Not according to PGC regs pertaining to SGL use:
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal (on SGLs)from the last Saturday in September, until the third Saturday in January, andprior to one hour after close of lawful shooting hoursfor spring turkey season, from the second Saturday inApril, through the last Saturday in May (inclusive), exceptonSundays....OR while lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal on roads open to foot travel only.
-It is unlawful to engage in any activity or event involving more than 10 persons, which may conflict with with the intended purposes or use of property, or poses a potential environmentalor safety problem.
There is also a section that says you cannot be on SGLs from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 (inclusive), when not engagedin lawful hunting or trapping, without wearing 250 square inches ofFO, etc, except on Sundays or while using an SGL shooting range.
Yes they are allowed to ride during hunting season.
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal (on SGLs)from the last Saturday in September, until the third Saturday in January, andprior to one hour after close of lawful shooting hoursfor spring turkey season, from the second Saturday inApril, through the last Saturday in May (inclusive), exceptonSundays....OR while lawfully engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
-It is unlawful to ride a non-motorized vehicle, conveyance or animal on roads open to foot travel only.
-It is unlawful to engage in any activity or event involving more than 10 persons, which may conflict with with the intended purposes or use of property, or poses a potential environmentalor safety problem.
There is also a section that says you cannot be on SGLs from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15 (inclusive), when not engagedin lawful hunting or trapping, without wearing 250 square inches ofFO, etc, except on Sundays or while using an SGL shooting range.
06-30-2006, 01:56 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 1,149
RE: PA Deer Management is Almost OK
That must be one of those rules that's made to be broken.There's plenty of bike riders and hikers on these SGL's during the hunting season.Up north I've seen hunters themselves going back on mountain bikes.
On SGL 211 there's a gated road specifically for bike riders and horse riders and I've seen them both during hunting seasons with a WCO watching.
On SGL 211 there's a gated road specifically for bike riders and horse riders and I've seen them both during hunting seasons with a WCO watching.
06-30-2006, 02:38 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 1,149
RE: PA Deer Management is Almost OK
That makes sense.I don't have a problem with hunters doing it and I've done it myself on SGL 211 but when you get bike riders on the smaller gamelands during bow season it's really a waste of time hunting there.
I wonder why they don't enforce this law?
I wonder why they don't enforce this law?