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Title: good luck PA hunters
Post by: truckfarmer on October 02, 2013, 06:52:00 PM
Archery season opens on Saturday. Get after it!
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: BOWMARKS on October 02, 2013, 07:35:00 PM
Yes Sir hope everyone has a good time in the woods.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: ChiefStingingArrow on October 02, 2013, 07:37:00 PM
I am looking forward to some good time in the woods...oh the excitement!!!!
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Coonbait on October 02, 2013, 07:42:00 PM
Can't get here soon enough! Sure my wife would say the same!
Good Luck to all the Keystone Tradgangers.
Glenn
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Jayrod on October 02, 2013, 07:43:00 PM
i am ready for it also!! trail pics been looking good so far but i hope it cools down here!!forecast is showing 82 degrees here for the opener....ughhh  :(
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Dan Landis on October 02, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
Looking forward to it, this will be my 45th opener, can't wait.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: RodL on October 02, 2013, 08:14:00 PM
Good luck everyone, the weather is suppose to be warm but get out there and enjoy yourself!!

Rodney
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: jsweka on October 02, 2013, 08:26:00 PM
Can't wait!

I'm one of the "non-essentials" of the federal government, so I might have a lot of time to hunt this year.  I guess if I'm gonna be furloughed, this is about as good of a time as any.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Doc Nock on October 02, 2013, 09:09:00 PM
Took a 3 hr walk last Friday up Central PA and found about a dozen chestnut oak acorns. That's it!

82* is not hunting...it's stinking up your stand location...but like others, hope springs eternal and I'll be out there...

Peel the bark off them critters if you get one so the meat doesn't sour on ya!

Shoot straight! Watch the ticks!
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Ron Vought on October 03, 2013, 07:36:00 AM
I did a little early season doe hunting in WMU 5C already. Saw plenty of deer but no shot opportunity. I'll be out on Saturday morning in SE PA then heading to Columbia County to hunt my property there early next week.

Be safe everyone and good luck!

Ron
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Ron Vought on October 03, 2013, 07:41:00 AM
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Butchie on October 03, 2013, 08:08:00 AM
Yep, I'm with Doc Nock.  Calling for 84 here Saturday...too warm for me.  I'll wait for cooler temps next week.  Best of luck to everyone!

  :archer2:
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: delongbows on October 03, 2013, 08:29:00 AM
Good luck to everyone and try to stay cool!!!!
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: RedShaft on October 03, 2013, 08:46:00 AM
No acorns here either.
Look forward to the season also but...

I live right in the cwd Capitol of pa. We have some restrictions and bunch of stuff ESP wih handling the deer. Makes ya think even though they say it's okay to eat. Went to meeting last week they had for us. They said there nothing the can do to get rid of it. It's only going to get worse over time. Best thing they can do is put restrictions in place to minimize it spreading quickly.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Doc Nock on October 03, 2013, 09:35:00 AM
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Originally posted by RedShaft:
They said there nothing the can do to get rid of it. It's only going to get worse over time. Best thing they can do is put restrictions in place to minimize it spreading quickly.
Or outlaw "game farms" where most reports state the bad stuff emanates from anyway

   :confused:    :knothead:
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Randy Koleno on October 03, 2013, 09:50:00 AM
It would be hard to sit out opening day. I'll be in the woods at least a couple of hours early, then do other things when the heat starts cranking.

 Good luck to all.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Ron Vought on October 03, 2013, 09:53:00 AM
The deer have been moving early mornings the past two Saturdays. Seems around 7:00-7:30 AM is when I have been seeing the majority of deer. After that I see nothing. I guess the heat has something to do with it. Haven't been out at night yet.

Ron
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Sarah on October 03, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
I'll be heading out Saturday evening no matter what. Gotta make the most of the spare time I have!

I reside within a CWD management area, but luckily the place I'm hunting is just outside of it.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: RedShaft on October 03, 2013, 11:56:00 AM
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Originally posted by Doc Nock:
 
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Originally posted by RedShaft:
They said there nothing the can do to get rid of it. It's only going to get worse over time. Best thing they can do is put restrictions in place to minimize it spreading quickly.
Or outlaw "game farms" where most reports state the bad stuff emanates from anyway

     :confused:        :knothead:   [/b]
No. Those deer here that was cwd positive was wild deer. No fenced deer had cwd. They are constantly being tested. My good friend owns deer farm. The deer came from Virginia then through West Virginia into southern pa. They will continue north east. That's where it is to spread to next.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: grouse11 on October 03, 2013, 12:05:00 PM
redshaft, That information is incorrect. The first three cases in Pennsylvania were in captive deer herds in the southeastern/central part of the state. That is what prompted the implementation of the DMA's to prevent further spread as long as possible. After the season started last year, There were a few cases reported shot from the wild herd. However, the captive locations were far enough away from the wild cases that there is no chance that the two are related. It was just found in the captive herds first.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: RedShaft on October 03, 2013, 12:07:00 PM
No. The ones in my area. The cases in your area was captive and came from another state to this one. That was a confined find. And none have been found in the wild as if yet there. My area is differant.
The things I say came straight from pa game commission. There biologists and the 2 drs From pa agriculture
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: grouse11 on October 03, 2013, 12:33:00 PM
Sorry, Missed the part where you were talking about the specific cases in your area.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: wazu02 on October 03, 2013, 12:49:00 PM
Never missed opening day but going to Deleware to do some surf fishing because the fish are biting and 82 is awful hot to hunt in. Best of luck to everyone. There are some big ones around.
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: RedShaft on October 03, 2013, 01:31:00 PM
Bedford and Blair county. They sent everyone in our area a detailed map of the outlines and butchers n taxidermists. I will post a more detailed thing later this evening if you all are interested in what's going on
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Keith Zimmerman on October 03, 2013, 02:43:00 PM
Good luck guys.  I will be hunting the next week in KS.  Get me outta this no deer state:)!  LOL
Title: Re: good luck PA hunters
Post by: Ron Vought on October 03, 2013, 03:07:00 PM
Keith -

Agreed. There is a lot less deer in PA however there are more deer behind posted signs in PA. Gain permission to hunt behind the posted signs and you will find more deer:-)

Ron