I just received a email from the game commission apologizing about delays. He mentioned that there wasn't any WMU that was even close to being sold out yet.Lol this is insane - just tried to log in and I am number $119,362 in line to log in.. How does PA screw something like this up?
I get out hunting groundhogs . the current license expires June 30 .i don't understand why so many are in such a hurry? I know some WMU's have cut back on Antlerless tags (mostly north) but most areas don't sell out until after the second round. Does everyone want tags for the low deer density areas in the northern part of the state?
Local farmer has been wanting me to help him with the hogs since the older hunters don't get out much anymore. I just can't find the time when weather is decent.I get out hunting groundhogs . the current license expires June 30 .
I used to love going to my uncles cabin up north for the opening couple days. Back then it was nothing to see upwards of 40 deer daily. Cabin has been sold since his passing. Friends have a cabin near the Allegheny national forest and they are not sure they will be going this year. Between 4 guys last year they seen 7 deer in 3 days of hunting. I enjoy going to the big woods but I enjoy seeing deer even more so I stay closer to home to deer hunt.As far as hunting up north in the bigger woods…a lot is mystique and nostalgia. I kill plenty of deer in the flatlands of southern Pa and MD….but there is just something about the big woods. I enjoy the hunt, the camaraderie, the lifelong memories and the kill 1000% better at camp. But that's just me!
He mentioned that there wasn't any WMU that was even close to being sold out yet.
We actually skip the first week and hunt the second…..no one in the woods. The deer numbers are not where they were 20 years ago, that's for sure. And if we were seeing no deer, I would probably feel the same way. But we do our homework throughout the year and understand year to year where the food is and where the deer go, and adjust accordingly. Results have been consistently good. Hunting state land is tough, but worth it. I saw over 30 deer on the last day of rifle season last year and killed a nice 8 pt.I used to love going to my uncles cabin up north for the opening couple days. Back then it was nothing to see upwards of 40 deer daily. Cabin has been sold since his passing. Friends have a cabin near the Allegheny national forest and they are not sure they will be going this year. Between 4 guys last year they seen 7 deer in 3 days of hunting. I enjoy going to the big woods but I enjoy seeing deer even more so I stay closer to home to deer hunt.
Totally agree. 40 day means there's way too many!I'll take seeing a nice 8 and a few does daily over 40 does and a spike any day.