Hunting PA

The experiences of a Pennsylvania hunter and trapper.

Browsing Posts published in December, 2010

Today, I tried to sneak into the patch of woods where I jumped the two deer Monday. I spent about 2 1/2 hours going about 100 yards. Unfortunately the deer were not bedded down in those woods right then. I think my method was good and might work some other day when they might be in there.

Today I went to a state game land to hunt. I saw lots of deer sign. Very major deer-highways with many tracks. About five or six few day old deer beds. I also saw a few different sets of tracks from other hunters. However, I never saw any deer.

I had a nice start to the season today. I jumped two smaller antler-less deer from their beds this morning, but was not close enough for a shot. Then tonight when I was walking on a trail in the same area I spooked a lone deer. The deer did not instantly run, but it was about 100 [...]

I just got a question from a reader asking if sabots are allowed in Pennsylvania’s second muzzleloader season (which just opened today). The answer is that in the second muzzleloader season sabots are allowed. There was a time when it was roundball only, but a few years ago they changed it to allow other projectiles. [...]

Well, I made it home from college this weekend for the first day of antlerless season here in WMU 2D. At about 10:00 I heard a sound to my right by the edge of the field where I was sitting. Turning my head I saw an antlerless deer skip back into the woods. Later in [...]