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That's great to hear, Bob. I will be out this Saturday with Flintlock in hand. Maybe a few turns of the "can" will produce the nice 7 point we have seen numerous times. When it all comes down to it, I may end up passing on him anyway though. He's gonna grow a bigger set in a few months!

RE: Secondary rut heating up in PA
 

Dont give up Ryan. I didnt see a deer before 4 PM yesterday and then all of a sudden, I was surrounded. They were EXTREMELY skittish though!
Between the sparse cover and the attitude of the deer,I had to really work at it to get a shot without getting busted. And they didnt hang around with that confused look after the shot like they often do in early bow season.

RE: Secondary rut heating up in PA
 

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I'm going to do my best to whack another doe and dedicate it to you Sproulman. :)

RE: Secondary rut heating up in PA
 

I'm hunting in 2b guys. If I wanted the meat I would have no problem wacking a doe here. Don't use me to prove either point. I still have meat left from last year!
I have nothing against doe hunting in general. Depends on the area.
What I DO have a problem with is shooting buttons as antlerless, but we've been down that road before have we not?

RE: Secondary rut heating up in PA
 

Haven't you heard? ther'es none left;)

RE: Secondary rut heating up in PA
 

Hunting 2B as well Greg. I hear ya on the BB's Been out a bit lately trying for a jerky/sausage deer and have had several BB's around. they will likely disburse away from the hunting area I'm working but hopefully the idea of passing BB's is catching on.

Gotta make a trip to Hazen sometime soon so I might make a side trip and may ventureon over to 2F where I have a DMAP and take the smoke pole for a walk. It's a property where there are still plenty of does around.

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It's true that I don't take does Sproul. I just don't eat much venison, although I do like to, and I like venison jerky. A buck will last me more than a year for eating. Where I live (2b), one could shoot as many does as he would like to, and many do just that. We still have plenty of deer every year. 2b is a whole different world than the northern tier, or any other area of PA for that matter. I often see deer in my driveway, or walking down the road of the subdivision on any given day all year. My opinion on shooting does really depends on the area. I wouldn't, for instance, shoot does at camp (2g) given the current circumstances.
It's hard for some to comprehend the difference. I have always said that if you are hunting an area that holds very few deer, why in the world would you shoot the only doe you see all season? Go hunt a higher density area, right? Well, down here at home, you can shoot all you want pretty much.
It really is a very complex issue. Very site specific. It is getting even harder to hunt the deer because of all the development going on. While you are hunting in the remaining woodlots, the deer are laying in peoples back yards. In gun season, the deer refuse to go in the woods, so the population actually grows if many does are not shot.

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I've been hearing this for years, and I've yet to run out of deer to shoot. I'm a little slow, but I think there's always some more deer the next year, cause in the spring I see a bunch of little ones running around to replace the ones I shoot. So I'll keep shooting, and they'll keep having fawns to replace them, and we'll all be happy.