Hunting PA

The experiences of a Pennsylvania hunter and trapper.

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This Saturday will mark the start of Pennsylvania’s Spring Gobbler Season. It will run from May 1st to 31st during the hours of one-half hour before sunrise until noon. No fluorescent orange is required during this season, but PLEASE for my sake, your sake, and for the sake of the ones around you identify your [...]

I found this really interesting turkey hunt video on the internet. They had some sort of line hooked up to the jake decoy so they could turn it around. It seems to work pretty well.

Finally I saw a turkey while I was out hunting today, two turkeys actually. However, to my dismay they were both hens. It did not matter to some extent what the were though, because I saw them right after I stepped out of the car so I would not have been allowed by PA law [...]

Turkey season is close to halfway over and I still have not seen a turkey, but I have heard more gobbles this season than any other though. This morning I went out hunting from 10:00 to 12:00. However, I never heard anything.

Monday: Heard turkeys, but none showed interest in coming in. Tuesday: Same thing as Monday, but different location. Wednesday: Tried getting into the woods before first light. I woke up at 4:30 AM and got in the woods soon enough to see three pairs of deer eyes reflecting back the light from my flashlight. Heard [...]