ann brezinski
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have any of you hunted elk in pa?if so what are your thoughts on this?i and a friend are thinking of applying next year for a permint.i know it is a long shot but i might get lucky.
gary b
gary b
Actually most of those units are an elk shoot and not an actuall hunt. Our camp is in the heart of the primary area. If you sit on our porch during (the hunt), the same vehicles will pass by many times thruout the day as they make the loop driving around the area. The numerous food plots created for the elk are mostly within sight of a road, so that the tourists, some of whom are (hunters), need not walk very far if at all to look at them. The whole thing is a big joke created to generate cash.My dad got a cow elk tag about 5 years ago for PA. We thought it would be like doe hunting....it wasn't. The management unit he was in literally had about twice as many bulls as it did cows. We saw a few on opening day (Monday) and then didn't see another legal elk until Friday morning. We hunted hard for a week. I was able to take the week off and spend with him, it was a great time and I'll treasure those memories forever.
That said, at least one of the management units is more of an elk shoot not a hunt - but remember it is to help manage the herd. It's still going to taste good even if you didn't have to pack it out.
No but not all that far from there. There have gotten to be lots of Winslow Hills in that region, but thankfully not as famous. I don't believe they issue any permits for in town Bennezete because of all the festivities going on during (the hunt). Maybe the campground out on the edge of town, im not sure. Right now, meaning today, you might count 100 or more elk between Weedville and Driftwood as you drive along rt 555. Mostly in or very near yards and houses, cemetarys etc. Last week I saw what had to be at least 10 bulls in one bunch right along the road in a yard in Weedville.I assume you're on Winslow hill?
Don't give them any ideas. Our whitetail herd has taken a pretty big hit over the last 10-15 years, wolves wouldn't help here (or anywhere else). PA elk hunting I don't think is so much about the difficulty of the hunt, more about controlling their numbers and making a buck in the process.Maybe introduce some wolves back there and make it tougher hunting.....
Or is that too close to DC.....
Actually the deer numbers are pretty good, at least in the fairly large area of the N C we hunt. BUT, they have become a different species than years back due to the coyotes. They are definatly more nocturnal, especially the older bucks. But there is also a better opportunity for a good buck than at any time in my 70+ years of hunting. The biggest issue is the lack of hunters, and vast areas of public land gated off from the hunters. No doubt the elk program was largely responsible for a large percentage of the gates. Yes you can still walk in there and hunt, but not many do, and many more older ones like me simply cant. The DCNR controls that, and there are slightly different policys from region to region depending on what person is in charge of that region.Don't give them any ideas. Our whitetail herd has taken a pretty big hit over the last 10-15 years, wolves wouldn't help here (or anywhere else). PA elk hunting I don't think is so much about the difficulty of the hunt, more about controlling their numbers and making a buck in the process.
We have more than 6 tress to hide behind out here so those coyotes tend to sneak up pretty close. When we coyote hunt in the winter someone has an ar with at least a 20rnd mag. I have an 8shot 12 ga along with a 243 of some flavor. Packs are getting larger every year. Just last night while going to a Christmas party off the beaten path on Cape Cod. Not a hotspot for song dogs in the least we saw 8 or 9 out across a cranberry bog. It's not even breeding season yet when they get into huge packs here. Up mom's they are usually in packs of 4+ through the fall.My experience with idaho whitetail....they are like rats....scared of their own shadows..and faster than flash Gordon(rip Stan Lee).....coyotes...i dont know how they could do much of anything to change the whitetail aptitude...