Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

I have not been to my pop up deer blind since I shot my buck.The snow and ice has prevented me from getting there ,due to my physical condition. I ventured there yesterday,it took me 45 minutes to go 500 yards with my flintlock.When I arrived I found my ground blind all cut up with a knife and my sports chair wrapped around a tree. This is on private property only I have permission to hunt. I found empty slug casings and food wrappers.And a message carved in the tree. "Your A idiot old man,you shot my buck."Just another friendly neighbor!!!!!! I get so disgusted with the attitude of many Pa Hunters.

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

Cardeer,

I don't mean to sound rude, but, how can you have all of this stuff happening? I have seen a few bad incidents while hunting here in Pa, but, it just seems to occur to you on a daily basis. The way it sounds is that 95% of the slob hunters in Pennsylvania live/hunt near you and dislike you. My first year hunting, I shot a big 10 point early in the morning, I watched it run and fall over, then, a guy near it, shot it when it fell, and said it was his. He ended up taking the deer because, I was 12, and I didn't want an altercation. I have had a few people hunt on my property without permission, but, only one of them knew what they were doing.

I don't know, but, if this stuff is occuring to you, I would take legal action or move.

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RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

I would keep my Glock handy. That young man seems out of control.

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

White deer, monster bucks, bullets through the blind, threatening notes, blinds slashed up, concussions, falls, poaching, antlered
does <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>, I'd find a more realis..er..relaxing place to hunt.


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RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

I've been hunting in PA for 22 years and never had a bad experience with another hunter. I've heard of a few stories about squabbles over who shot the deer and even two about deer being stolen, but that happens in every state. All the hunters I know of in PA are good people. Of course there are a few bad apples but, out of 1,000,000 hunters, that's not to bad. Don't mean to dispute your post, I just don't want people from other states thinking we are all a bunch of losers.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

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Buck magnet you dont live next to Pilthy delpia. Barnes your close to philly. years ago i use to eat at that old Collegeville resturant. I dont know if you hunt in the area or not.If you do and have private land that is not disturbed I'm glad for you.I have to clean up every morning just from slobs that throw bottles and beer cans out all the time in the yard. I and people I know have had treestands stolen all the time.I would just one year like to have all the the members come hunt hear in Chester county next to the state No Gamelands on the first day of any season and see if yo would ever come back. Every tree has a orange suit around it or you say high to several dozen hunters in a day as they walk under yuor stand and say HI ,Whats up. The first day of the pa rifle season I had at least 20 people walk past me on private land by 9:00am.Bow season is a little better.Collegeville aint far from me.I'm in elverson.I really dont think I'm going to buy a license next year in Pa. You all can have the place. I will either not hunt or save my pennies for a hunt in the South somewhere, in Warm climate and warm people . Barnes you know the Southeast of pa is a nightmare in general to try and hunt in a private atmosphere.!! If you have private land to hunt on and its not yours ,you better go give them people a big hug to night.You dont know the bandits around here. they will run deer over with their prepared vehicles just to say I got one.

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

You're talking about the Collegeville Inn (it used to be the Smorgasbord). I've eaten there a few times. I do most of my hunting upstate. I hunt Evansburg and Schwenksville for dove and pheasant and occasionally archery and the late season for deer. We have been heading north for deer camp every year since I started hunting. Yeah, it is way more crowded down here. I go upstate mostly to get away and hang out with nature and my hunting buddies. A buddy of mine has a few acres bordering Valley Forge Park where I can hunt archery. I'm sure I'll be over there a few times next year. Never for the opener. I just prefer to be up in the sticks. Deer camp's a tradition, too. You should try hunting up in Sullivan County. SGL 13 is about 20,000 acres of deep woods hunting. Not too many orange jackets up there. Too much area to cover.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

Your trouble never started until you refused to cut that womans grass at the house with the red door. She offerred you sex for the mowing, and when you refused it offended her and I bet she is the one tearing up your blind and leaving those nasty notes around. She will go to any extreme to get that body..

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Hey I know off a secret spot In trappe,and also in graterford, hey cardeer where did all those racks come from.It might be over loaded were you hunt but it shur sounds succesful. are you positive thats privite land your on....

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

Hey cardeer I just remembered a place for you to hunt Im not joking either Its behind the state police barracks In limerick its about 2acresof brush and holds deer....

RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

Hey Cardeer,

Sounds like a rough place. I guess that I have it lucky here in Indiana County. Most people are nice and ethical. I don't know what tp tell ya. It would be a shame for you to quit hunting in Pennsylvania, but, with your illness, I understand that you can't get away from all those idiots. The offers still up for you to come out here anytime. This is TRUE farm country. Everywhere around here is either planted in corn, alfalfa, or clover. The woods are full of oaks and crab apples. It is a great place. The deer here are huge bodied, they have tons of food. No browse lines at all. This winter has been mildly rough on the deer. With the terrible acorn crop and farm crops this year, they can't just dig up anywhere in the woods to find some acorns. Alot more deer are moving into peoples yards to eat acorns. Heck, I have had deer less than 10 feet from my back door feeding on acorns and chestnuts that were left over this fall.

O yeah, we still got a BUNCH of deer running around. Yesterday I went for a stoll through my woods. I found a spot in the middle of a funnel, on the edge of a small stream where 7 deer had bedded. About 50 yards up the funnel from there were 5 beds, there were 4 beds in the thick pines down the funnel from where I found the 3 beds. Also, I found a total of 9 beds under the thick crab apple trees right next to my field.

There are still quite a few bucks running around too. I know that nobody got the 9 point that my best friend saw in early archery season. He is probablly around 115&quot;, then, nobody got the 10 point I saw this past Saturday. He is probablly in the mid 130&quot; range. Plus, there are a few other 100-115&quot; 7 and 8 points still running around. Should be some real bruisers next year.

I don't have the ground blind yet. Friday I am buying a hang-on stand and setting that up. I still have my ladder stand out. It just has a bike cable holding it on the tree, and it has been their for over a year. This spring I am planting a small clearing in the middle of my woods with a fall/winter food plot. My friend and I are then spliting the cost for a ten food tripod box blind, it will be nice for those cold days.

I am serious, anytime you want to come hunting, just e-mail me. I own a good amount of property behind my house, plus, I have my honey hole, which is only open to my family and our friends. Along with that, there is rougly another 1,000 acres of farms that I have permission to hunt.

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RE: Another Idiot in the Pa. Woods
 

Cardeer-I knoe what you mean a friend of mine had a ladder stand chained and locked to a tree used it the first day of archery they went in a few days later for a evening hunt but found out someone took a shotgun to it it was destroyed said he would rather have them steal it than destroy it it would make me mad either way

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thats terrible CD...i believe people would do that just because they know you kill big bucks perfectly legally and they cant get them without poaching...some people in this state....i know i will never stoop that low...i was walking with my friend and we came across 2 tree stands and he was about to take them..i told him if he took them id break his legs...as far as i know they are still there! i would be MAD if i went to my stand that was undisturbed for 5 yrs to find it gone! my dad taught me not to be like that and we also agreed that why would u poach a deer..youd look at it and get sick or just not as happy as if it were fair chase...the first morning we were driving to our spot and see na real bruiser buck feeding within feet of our truck..we stopped and admiered him and drove along...we could easily blasted him threw him in the truck and left...then i was thinking..why waste him..i know i couldnt mount him and look at him knowing it was illegally killed and not a hunt at all..i think its just stupid...but than again i was brought up to be a decint person...guess others werent and dont care except about bragging...i will get my big bucks legally and still brag and have it mounted and get a smile everytime i look up on the wall!

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CD you cant let them idiots run you out of the woods.
How the heck can the dude claim a free ranging deer
was &quot;his buck&quot;? Some people dont deserve a hunting license.