RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

Worst season in 50 years at camp. We hunt in WMU 3C and had 17 guys in camp. On Monday no bucks were taken and only 6 does. However, some of the guys were only going to shoot a buck on the 1st day so they let some does pass. Second day no bucks either althought a big 8pt was missed and 1 doe taken. Wed. rained like heell and wind was a blowin glad I had to be back at work on Wed so I didn't have to make a choice about going out. LOL

The number of deer sightings are WAY down and the re seems to be a lot of small spike & Y bucks along with does from last year with thier 1st fawns.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

It seems as though the Ars are working in some parts of the state and not others. Its odd how some say its been the best season in years while others the worst.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

I don't think it's so odd. By now we know the deer are not distributed evenly in this state. Most of the reports of huge racks and numerous doe sightings are in the western part of the state. Those guys (and gals) don't understand what it's like back east and are quick to ridicule us as lousy hunters. What's wrong is the PGC has adopted a "one size fits all" approach to doe tags. For every hunter on this board who is bragging, I'd wager there's ten who are crying.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

I have historically made either of those statements interchangeably in any given year. A successful hunter will say it was a good year while a skunked one will complain. It is called hunter success rates. We didn't have a scapegoat till now.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

Hunted northern Lycoming County ...first time I can remember hunting first day and a half of buck season without seeing a deer ...plenty of sign, just no deer ...the kill is way down in our area and the buzz is few deer are being seen

Kinda funny though ...my dad called last night and said he had four bucks (1 six and 3 eights) in the backyard ...and another buddy of his had ...are you ready... 11 bucks standing at a feeder behind his place during shooting hours on Weds. ...talked w/ other hunters ...most saw only a few or none ...one did see 27 the first day

Don't know quite what to make of it as of yet ...just know I was bummed out at the end of the second day

Hopefully I'll back on track next week in NJ shotgun season ...enjoy

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

Not much at out camp either in 3B. 6 guys hunting and only 1 doe taken. Didn't hear many shots. I had a shot at a doe but it was a judgement call as it was behind some small brush. I elected not to take the shot after contemplating it for about 15 minutes :(. We had a lot of deer at the feeder as soon as hunting hours ended, go figure. Just seems like one of those years. It's amazing how mysterious these animals are; that's what makes them fun to hunt!

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

We are having a good season. Monday was slow for good buck sightings, we have been passing smaller bucks for years long before AR. My brother shot a nice 8 Pt with 8" G2's with a 16.5" Spread. Tuesday was a different story. The buck were up and moving and rutting heavily. My uncle and cousin both shot nice 8 Pt's. I had a very intersting day after seeing about 30 deer, and passing a 5 and 6 point, I had a BIG buck come in some heavy brush, he was with some doe and snort weasing (this is the first time I've heard this in the wild, very cool!), I was waiting for him to take a few steps to clear some heavy brush when another nice buck approached. Needless to say the BIG boy took off and chased the other buck off, never saw the BIG boy again. About an hour later a nice 18" nine pointer with 10" g2's came in on the same trail as the last buck grunting, he took the necessay route and I popped him (I am in the middle).

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

If you all are seriously not seeing deer, you need to thank all the land owners that are posting their land "No Hunting". You get a large group of guys hunting a parcel, the deer get pushed to adjoining land that is posted... a safe haven for the deer.

Oh, and there are some bad hunters in PA. On my way home from N.C. in southwest PA, I saw 9, yes 9 hunters standing allong the interstate watching a single field.. I also saw at least 4 deer laying dead in the middle of open fields like somebody shot the deer and didn't recover it. Believe me folks, there are some slobs out there. To deny that fact is plain old ignorance.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

Hey cardeer, come on down and help us out. Most of us filled one of our doe tags in archery and we are waiting for the bucks to come along. We will fill that second doe tag in due time if the the shot presents itself. My brother was out Tues. evening and killed a nice doe. He said there were deer everywhere on our property that evening including a couple young buck. We will keep you guys posted. By the way we are hunting in 4A.

RE: Pa hunters- any luck today??
 

scored on 1st day, got a doe at 9:30 at 30 yds