WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
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WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
Well the wife and I are thinking of buying some land in PA.We want to stay away from the Poconos (to manyNew Yorkers).We have family in the Reading area and would like to stay within say a30 mi radius, close but not too close.Now the family has no hunters in it (wifes side), I have hunted NY for 30yrs, upstate and Long Island,but I know nada about PA as far as hunting. Where should I start looking, shouldI be looking for 1 acre and hunt public game lands or should I be looking for 40 to 100 acres of my own? Any help will be much appreciated. This will be a vacation and possible retirement home and esp for hunting.
Paul
Paul
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RE: WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
I would go with private land so you can manage it better and not have a crap shoot as to how many and what kind of guys you have hunting with you. Best bet would be to find land that borders SGL. It will give you the private land you need plus tons of acreage. You're land will eliminate access to the SGL from at least one side so you should have the bordering SGL to yourself.
30 miles from Reading would put you anywhere in Berks, Lehigh, Schuylkill and possibly Columbia Counties. I would look harder at the last two. More land and less people.
30 miles from Reading would put you anywhere in Berks, Lehigh, Schuylkill and possibly Columbia Counties. I would look harder at the last two. More land and less people.
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RE: WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
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Well the wife and I are thinking of buying some land in PA.We want to stay away from the Poconos (to manyNew Yorkers).We have family in the Reading area and would like to stay within say a30 mi radius, close but not too close.Now the family has no hunters in it (wifes side), I have hunted NY for 30yrs, upstate and Long Island,but I know nada about PA as far as hunting. Where should I start looking, shouldI be looking for 1 acre and hunt public game lands or should I be looking for 40 to 100 acres of my own? Any help will be much appreciated. This will be a vacation and possible retirement home and esp for hunting.
Paul
Well the wife and I are thinking of buying some land in PA.We want to stay away from the Poconos (to manyNew Yorkers).We have family in the Reading area and would like to stay within say a30 mi radius, close but not too close.Now the family has no hunters in it (wifes side), I have hunted NY for 30yrs, upstate and Long Island,but I know nada about PA as far as hunting. Where should I start looking, shouldI be looking for 1 acre and hunt public game lands or should I be looking for 40 to 100 acres of my own? Any help will be much appreciated. This will be a vacation and possible retirement home and esp for hunting.
Paul
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RE: WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
Thanksfor the responses so far, rybo I am not rich but comfortable I may be able to swing 40 or 50 acres right now without any partners(family, my side).
BarnesX,Schuylkill was at the top of my list. How do the SGL work, must you park in a designated area or can you park anywhere along the road that borders the SGL? I would hate to buy too close to an access point for the masses.
bawanajim / deer handler, finding the perfect piece of land and one large enough to encompass everthing a whitetail wants or needsis a tall order. Esp in this day and age of crazy property values I am not sosure a few hundred acres will have it all, but I appreciate the advise.
Paul
BarnesX,Schuylkill was at the top of my list. How do the SGL work, must you park in a designated area or can you park anywhere along the road that borders the SGL? I would hate to buy too close to an access point for the masses.
bawanajim / deer handler, finding the perfect piece of land and one large enough to encompass everthing a whitetail wants or needsis a tall order. Esp in this day and age of crazy property values I am not sosure a few hundred acres will have it all, but I appreciate the advise.
Paul
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RE: WTB: PA Hunting Land ?????
Look at the Bernville area of Berks county. Prices are better there than surrounding counties of Bucks, Montgomery and Chester. Bernville is only 10-15 minutes away from Reading. Thereare also gamelands around the Blue Marsh Lake area and have good deer numbers in archery season. Gun season gets pretty hammered but if your lucky you'll find some land around the gamelands and have excellenthunting!