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I have a tree stand on Mount Nittany range probably 6 miles from he PSU stadium. Meeting up at 4:30 in the woods for the climb to the top. Classic PA mountain top, laurel, limestone, and oak. Glad I can still make the climb, and the wisdom that dragging one down is a big decision. Good luck guys.
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Heading out with my 2 13year olds tomorrow. My dad has to work until about 11 then he will be joining us.
Good luck to all and be safe.
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Going to work tomorrow as I tagged my buck the last day of archery. Good luck to you guys with the rifle tomorrow. Still have a doe tag to fill but can't till Saturday.
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Made it back to DuBois and just got back from a couple hour visit with gophergunner, efw, njbgalt, and the rest of the crew at camp.
Good time and like most BS sessions at camp, the first liar never had a chance.
Good Luck to anyone who is still up and reading this.
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Good luck everyone and be safe! Watching the game and sipping some winter pear wine then off to bed.
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Good Luck to All ! This is my 3rd year that I am not hunting Pa. Sure miss 3A land.
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7 Doe, 1 Fox, 1 Squirrel and 1 Field Mouse. No horned creatures to be found. Did blind another with my headlamp going in, not sure which flavor it was. Beautiful day though, tomorrow, not so much...
Stuck in airports, Terrorized Sent to meetings, Hypnotized Over-exposed, Commercialized Handle me with Care... -Traveling Wilbury's
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Took my best buck ever this morning. Nice 8 in the upper 130s. Will have pics and story later
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Huge bodied deer slipped by me as I was walking in. 2 doe about 9. I was hoping that big bodied deer would come back out, unfortunately some guys drove the cut out just before dark and pushed it out the other side. Ran by em on the way out and they said it had a nice rack but none could get a shot. Bout pisses me off, but hey, its public land huntin. I know where he went so ill see if I can get after him tomorrow.
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I saw two buck. One was a sub legal forkhorn and one was a boss of a buck trucking across a field 200 yards from me.
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Hunted on my Cousins farm with him first day. Saw a dandy, but insisted he have fist go and it didn't work out. Couple others not yet legal passed by. Ran into about 20 of these. Off to the woods tomorrow.
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laissez les bons temps rouler
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Only saw 3 does today, buddy saw dozen deer by noon including 2 bucks but no shots for him. Same farm, just different sides of the road. Go figure.
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Hunted Luzerne County today. Saw 4 does around 10, but that was it. Shooting was very, very light. Maybe 5-6 shots between sunrise and 11am.
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Light drizzle, 39 degrees and in a bunch of pain, but just about to walk in nonetheless. 6 miles drive, another 5 miles on a loggin rd, only saw 2 vehicles. Hopefully what little pressure they put on em is done now. Most will go home today. Should get better from here on out if I can hang in there. Good luck guys!
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PA dudes only hunt one day? Really? all the hype and they head home after opening day?
I love the woods and the hunt to much for that! Good luck to you guys staying out in the field.
Camp is where you make it.
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PA dudes only hunt one day? Really? all the hype and they head home after opening day?
I love the woods and the hunt to much for that! Good luck to you guys staying out in the field. I used to hunt 2 weeks, but since I got Lyme only a week. None of the camps near us stay past wednesday. With the rain, id bet when I get back to camp we are the only ones left, except maybe my cousin, or my uncles. They definitely go home wed. Woods are completely dead, havent heard a shot all morning. Had a yearling 10 ft from me, but thats it. I cant get around like I used to, so ill be waiting em out. But again, ya most people hunt a day or two and done.
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Got this one at 7:30 Monday morning. First deer I saw! Congratulations to those that got one as well and good luck to everyone who's still giving it he!!. Doug
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Nice buck 200!!
t, the guys are right after the first day, Monday, things are pretty quiet.. Until the Saturdays.. I retired in 1999 and hunted there pretty often, not very year, but most.. I hunted every day.. Things were dead during the week, but it made hunting great because the deer calmed down.. Miss it, maybe next year..
Pa, sorry to hear about the Lymes.. That has ruined the Pa hunting for me..
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PA dudes only hunt one day? Really? all the hype and they head home after opening day?
I love the woods and the hunt to much for that! Good luck to you guys staying out in the field. I used to hunt 2 weeks, but since I got Lyme only a week. None of the camps near us stay past wednesday. With the rain, id bet when I get back to camp we are the only ones left, except maybe my cousin, or my uncles. They definitely go home wed. Woods are completely dead, havent heard a shot all morning. Had a yearling 10 ft from me, but thats it. I cant get around like I used to, so ill be waiting em out. But again, ya most people hunt a day or two and done. I don't mean you specifically but damn... that's a lot of hype for a two day blast. In that case, I'd stay out of the woods til Tuesday.
Camp is where you make it.
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Got up this morning and felt like crap (coming down with something I guess) plus it was windy as hell and raining. Went back to bed, got up around 9 and hit the woods for a 4 hour stroll. No deer or hunters seen. I did hear 20 or so shots while I was out so somebody was in the woods besides me.
Work calls, so I came home late this afternoon but will be back to the farm on Friday afternoon and Saturday.
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