Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Unsuccessful PA rifle season

While deer are found in big woods areas, they tend to prosper more in mixed habitats, like open grazing areas and croplands surrounded by woodlands. Years ago I read a phrase that covers that and it has proven to be true in my experience: Deer are creatures of the edge.

I hunt is that latter sort of habitat. Lots of farm crops, hay fields to graze in and more than enough wooded "sanctuary" areas to support a good population, including some nearby actual big woods areas that hardly anyone ever really gets into, due to the steep terrain and dense forest...