I agree you are not being smart , but you are also not thinking rationally. I am definitely a mature hunter with over 50 years of hunting under my belt. I went through the trophy hunting phase and have all the mounts I want on my walls. I've passed on my share of bucks , but now all I want is a fair chance to fill my buck tag based on the standards we had from when I started hunting until 2002, when they decided to favor the trophy hunters, simply to get the majority of hunters to shoot more doe and BB.

You, like many others are trying to force your standards on all the hunters of PA so you have a better chance of harvesting a bigger buck. But we are now harvesting fewer 2.5+ buck than we did in 2002 , so nobody wins under the current plan.

I'm going to start a thread this year with the subject of "the bucks that we passed on". Everyone interested, take a digital camera with you in the woods, and if the opportunity is there, take a pic of the buck you saw from stand and let go by. Thecontest will be on the honor system, and the person with the largest rack he passed on will get a prize. Of course, only entries with pictures would be eligible for the prize, but the telling of bucks seen and let walk would be very much welcomed.
I think it would be a fun way to promote the subject of AR (voluntary or otherwise).
Thoughts?

Just another ego trip. Who can pass on the biggest buck? Apparently you still have so many deer in your area that you can pass on 1.5 10 pts. I doubt there is 1 hunter in 2G that would pass on that buck. If you want to impress people start hunting SGL's in 2 G and show us your pic of your 3.5 12 Pt.

I don't hunt to impress. Sorry.
It's a personal thing.

And I think you are blowing smoke. The vast majority of your posts are presented in such a way as to portray yourself as a superior hunter that is better than the rest of us. If it was a personal thing you wouldn't feel the need to tell everyone how you pass on 8 and 10 pt. buck. You go out of your way to make it very public and to force your standards on those that disagree with ARs.

We all were excited to see it. It was odd to look at in a way.
Very small basket rack but dang if it didn't have four up on top on both sides.
Little brow tines, but they were there. He came past me at 20 yards with his tongue hanging out, but all alone. Little bitty thing with ten points.
That was the only 1.5 ten pointI ever saw and probably the last one I ever will see. We believe a friend of mine on the other hill got him at 3.5 with a bow, but who could ever know for sure?
Was quite awhile ago, but seems like yesterday. now that I think of it, it could very well have been before AR's. Probably around 2000 or so.

i was not in favor of HR in WMU2G.


i was very vocal about this and even was threaten and had to change my phone no. to unlisted.

i was even BOOED at meeting that pgc set up by farmers, dcnr wannabees,meat hunters.

so, i did not get my way also.

i also stated that AR will not work if juniors can kill a spike and others usings kids tags.

sooooooooooooo, i now have another group that does not like sproule,s comments as now they are using junior tag to get that meat AND THEY ARE USING IT VERY WELL.

when you see 7 buck and 2 doe killed by a crew of adults,none were over 4 points,most spikes,loading truck with kids so that tags can be used, NO WAY THE AR is going to work.

Here is the thing. I value the time I spend in the woods with my family so much, that if I do get a buck early in archery, I actually mourn the loss of my buck tag. To me, asuccessful season is one filled with many many days afield with close friends and family, hunting the greatest animal that ever walked the planet IMO. My dream season is one that begins in archery, having seen many nice animals, progresses through rifle at camp with great times, seeing others be successful along the way. Then late, after Christmas, have another run of nice times in the woods and finally meet up with a great racked mature buck and take him cleanly with either a bow or flintlock. That is my dream, and I've come real close.
None of that can EVER happen if I shoot the first legal buck that ambles past me in October.
Let anyone else that reads this be the judge of my character and ethics.
You are not entitled. Your chip is too large.
Why don't you hunt some of the areas thatI do? Because then you would have nothing to come here and complain about.

The solution to that problem is simple. Leave your bow at home and just take a camera during archery. That way you are assured to be able to hunt with your family during the concurrent season and you can post the pics of all the 8 and 10 pts. you passed.


If you really want a challenge and want to know what is it like to hunt where the PGC plan was successful, why don't you hunt the areas where I hunt?

I hunt 2F. Our party has done very well.
If you have no tag, it isn't the same. Can't explain it.
It just isn't hunting, walking around with a camera.
Takes the hunting instinct out, knowing you can't shoot.
The adrenaline rush when you see something just isn't there.
Maybe I'm odd that I can experience that, and still choose not to shoot.