PA opener!!!!!
10-05-2003 | 08:50 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
RE: PA opener!!!!!
Report for Clarion Co. and Allegheny County:
Clarion
I set up for the morning hunt in Clarion County. Boy was it cold. I had one doe and a small 4pt (browtine was small) half rack come in to 30 yards, being the first day, I passed. Something bigger will come along sooner or later. I was out of the woods around 10:30 ish when i couldn' t take it any more. I was miserably cold and wet.
On the drive home, saw a 6 (even 3x3) point being loaded onto a truck by an out of state hunter. Correct me if i' m wrong, but I didn' t think out of state hunters had any special privelages. 4 points or better on 1 side for Clarion Co. this year.
Allegheny
Was in the woods around 3:30 after a drying the cloths and a short nap. Twas a bit gusty @ 20ft. Not even an hour in the stand, and the deer were moving. Had 3 doe come by and milled around for about 20 min perfectly downwind from me. Guess the scent control worked for me. After they moved out, a BIG spike come by about 20min later. Too bad we can' t take management deer here in PA. This guy looked to be a few years old. Anyway, while the spike was milling around, a decent 8 come in to about 40/45 yards. He never came any closer and I' m definatly not comfortable with making a shot in the field over 30yards not like he presented a decent shot anyway. All-in-all it was a good day for me! No shot' s but a good day! I' m excited for the rest of the season!
I' m on midnight shift tonight (sunday) but I plan on bein out as soon as i get home tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
Clarion
I set up for the morning hunt in Clarion County. Boy was it cold. I had one doe and a small 4pt (browtine was small) half rack come in to 30 yards, being the first day, I passed. Something bigger will come along sooner or later. I was out of the woods around 10:30 ish when i couldn' t take it any more. I was miserably cold and wet.
On the drive home, saw a 6 (even 3x3) point being loaded onto a truck by an out of state hunter. Correct me if i' m wrong, but I didn' t think out of state hunters had any special privelages. 4 points or better on 1 side for Clarion Co. this year.
Allegheny
Was in the woods around 3:30 after a drying the cloths and a short nap. Twas a bit gusty @ 20ft. Not even an hour in the stand, and the deer were moving. Had 3 doe come by and milled around for about 20 min perfectly downwind from me. Guess the scent control worked for me. After they moved out, a BIG spike come by about 20min later. Too bad we can' t take management deer here in PA. This guy looked to be a few years old. Anyway, while the spike was milling around, a decent 8 come in to about 40/45 yards. He never came any closer and I' m definatly not comfortable with making a shot in the field over 30yards not like he presented a decent shot anyway. All-in-all it was a good day for me! No shot' s but a good day! I' m excited for the rest of the season!
I' m on midnight shift tonight (sunday) but I plan on bein out as soon as i get home tomorrow morning.
Good luck!
10-06-2003 | 06:32 AM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Warren PA USA
RE: PA opener!!!!!
Not all of Clarion County is 4 pt/side. North of I-80 and 322 is WMU #2F and it' s 3pt/side.
I had wet windy morning....got soaked and froze. Climbed down around 8:45 and went home to dry out. Went back out around 3:15. Still windy, but not raining. I had a mature doe and a yearling come in about 4:45. They were upwind, but the high winds had them flighty....I took a broadside shot at the doe at about 20-22 yards....for the first time in my life I had a deer " jump the string" .....her chest absolutetly hit the ground befoere she sprang up and away. That was the most excitement I had all day....today should be nice to hunt before this warm front comes in.
I had wet windy morning....got soaked and froze. Climbed down around 8:45 and went home to dry out. Went back out around 3:15. Still windy, but not raining. I had a mature doe and a yearling come in about 4:45. They were upwind, but the high winds had them flighty....I took a broadside shot at the doe at about 20-22 yards....for the first time in my life I had a deer " jump the string" .....her chest absolutetly hit the ground befoere she sprang up and away. That was the most excitement I had all day....today should be nice to hunt before this warm front comes in.
10-06-2003 | 07:05 AM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Pittsburgh PA
RE: PA opener!!!!!
Nothing but wet in the morning.
Evening was a different story. I saw 5 bucks, the biggest of which was an 8 with a 14" spread. They were pushing/sparring and scraping all along the edge of the field. Saw some does mixed in here and there. THe highlight was a bunch of red foxes. One came out in the field and hunted his way across it. 30 min later another come out and started calling to the 1st. It made some crazy noises that I never heard before. Anything from a normal sounding yip, to really bad turkey imitations to something sounding like a screech owl. Man did they make a ruckus. Before it was said and done 4 foxes had sounded off and i had 3 of them in the field in front of me running around and playing. It was so cool.
Evening was a different story. I saw 5 bucks, the biggest of which was an 8 with a 14" spread. They were pushing/sparring and scraping all along the edge of the field. Saw some does mixed in here and there. THe highlight was a bunch of red foxes. One came out in the field and hunted his way across it. 30 min later another come out and started calling to the 1st. It made some crazy noises that I never heard before. Anything from a normal sounding yip, to really bad turkey imitations to something sounding like a screech owl. Man did they make a ruckus. Before it was said and done 4 foxes had sounded off and i had 3 of them in the field in front of me running around and playing. It was so cool.
