RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Judging by the brisk trade in antlerless tags, we fewer license buyers must all be purchasing multiple doe tags, for deer that apparently are no longer there according to some.

Keep stompin' that foot, John. Sooner or later Joe will have to come outside to see what all the fuss is about.

[8D]

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Pretty obvious that you don't hunt state land. Particularly the Loyalsock area. Do you ever invite outsiders to hunt that paradise that you've found? Pleae send me a name and address, and I'll go ask permission and help you all out with that deer problem that you are having. I promise not to tell. [:-]

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Youthink youhave me all figured out, so return the favor: Send your name and address and I'll ship you a gross of new handkerchiefs to see you through the seasons.

You can send me new reading glasses.Then maybeI can finallyfind the part where it says all Pennsylvanians shall have access to as many deer as they need to see to behappy....where and when they want them.

Deal? :)

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Save the handkerchiefs. But since your aren't willing to send an invite to me, I'll extend the courtesy to you. Come hunt with me the entire season, at my expense, and let us see if you are still whistling the same tune. I'll even pay for your gas and DMAP tags, which there are plenty left.

Derek Longely
PO Box 29
Forksville Pa
18616

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Just so you know "MtnMeadow", Dennis owns and hunts a 28 acre parcel in N.W. Tioga county and has permission to hunt some adjoining properties that I believe are well posted. Thatobviously allows him to pontificate to the rest of us "lazy" hunters who hunt public land.

The real shame is that Joe Nevillehas not responded with August's hunting license figures. That doesn't look good. Could the percentage of hunters not purchasing licenses be even worse than we dare to imagine?
We all knew that doe licenses wouldbe sold. I bought 3 for 3B. I'm saving them for postarity. I know several fellow hunters who did the same. One guy has so many from his hunting camp that they have begun to "wall-paper a wall with them.

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Small world. I have some family that lives just outside of Westfield. They lost the farm they hunt to a lease last year, and they've been knocking on doors all summer trying to locate another place to huntto no avail.

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Dennis is really a pretty decent fellow. Perhaps he'll share his honey hole with your folks. He just might be able to open some doors for you in his area?

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

That'd be nice of him. I'm sure he'denjoy some company?:)

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

I ain't that decent of a fellow. :)

Already got plenty of company for 28 acres,come deer season. Cousin sold his nearby dairyfarm several years ago that was in our family since before WWII. Folks that bought it usually get lots of company too, so mycousin and his son mostlyhunt with me now.Some of the other neighborsallow us onthem, but usually stay on my own place opening day, as they do on theirs.

Not a honey hole, but there areabout the same number ofdeer nowthat we had 20 years ago, beforedeer numbers greatlyexpanded. Alot more posted land near Westfield than there was back then, but stillland ownersthat allow hunting with permission. Been my experience that aboutthe only people around therethat won't allow otherhunters, are guys from downstate that've bought hunting land up there.

Since most of them are gone by the middle of the first week, the locals hunt where they want to the rest of the season. Don't need to pontificate about "lazy" hunters, but do occasionally point out that some are more inclined to whimper about things not suiting them, than others are.

I've hunted the same areas of Potter and Tiogacountiesfor over 45 years. Up until the mid-70s deer were scarce there, like they are now in other areas. Unlike some I see here, none of us ever complained about not enough deer back then, we just went hunting every fall and eventually things got better.

RE: Penn License Sales-AUGUST 06
 

Don't let the fact that Denny weaseled out of offering you an invitation to hunt his private preserve get you down "MtnMeadow." Allow me to extend an invitation for you and your family members to hunt my personal honey hole, State Game Lands #12 and #36, which encompass some 42,000 acres of prime deer hunting land. These are what the PGC refer to as the "Jewels" of the agency. I'm sure you will be much impressed.

I must state that you will not be permitted to build any large canopied tree stand (house), and there won't be any need to carry a "Pee Bottle." This is an area where you will have to HUNT, rather than simply SHOOT as is the case on many small parcels.
You will be hunting what some folks refer to as"The Big Woods" rather than any groomed areas (Plots)planted (Baited) with alfalfa crops, Corn and White Clover. The deer will be in a much more wild state. You will have to cover several miles of land and the drag may well be over a mile and sometimes several miles. So no lard a$$'s. You'd better be in reasonable shape.No 4 wheelers on this parcel, No Sir!

Also, there is no need to worry about the locals trespassing as we hunters own the whole parcel (42,000 acres) and besides the locals will be busy trespassing on their flat lander neighbors property while the owners areaway working to pay the taxes and the electric that keep the prices for these things down for the locals. It's a shame these locals have to resort to breaking the very laws they want enforced so they can fill their tags. The benefit that derives from this infraction of the law is that I'm sure they all fill out and send in their report cards. So all in all there is some good that results.

Another benefit of this area is that we can have dinner at night at Mike's in Forksville and not only have a good meal, but enjoy top flight entertainment.