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Just came in from hunting with the flintlock. I saw 15 deer including 3 bucks. A spike, a really nice 8 and a really heavy 10 point Didn't have a shot. It's sleeting and dumping freezing rain right now. If it quits I may go out again.

Wow. I only got out once and didnt see anything.

This was my first time too.

Dang! I haven't seen a legal buck where I hunt, in 3 years. Saw a doe bedded down at 110 yards last week, and killed her. Don't see many deer, where I hunt. Gotta find a better spot. All nighttime. Gonna go out Monday, after the storm.

you guys kill me gripe about not seeing deer then kill the only doe you see all season

It ends on Monday due to it being a holiday. I'm on call at work today but I might slip out Monday after work.

GFY. Passed up does for 3 years. By the way, we shot the crap out of does in Southern Maryland. 40 a year off the 400 acre farm I hunted. Plenty of deer. Go figure.

Go hunt Maryland then...Oh yes GFY too!!!!!

The mighty sportsman speaketh. Hunted there for 30 years. Missed Pa, because of the great hunting. Mostly deer and grouse. I gotta say, it has changed for the worse. Southern Md, IS better, at this point. No, I can't travel 400 miles to hunt. The point is, that in my opinion, the Pa deer herd has been managed poorly. You can blame it on shooting more does, but my experience in Maryland is that at least there, it hasn't seemed to have a negative impact. You can legally take 30 does, and 2 bucks a year.

No argument from me on the PGC sucking

In 2019 Maryland sold 120,000 Resident hunting licenses. Pa sold 950,000.

Multiple Md hunters by 8 and you will not be allowed to shot 32 Deer per year.



https://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/LicenseInfo/Natl%20Hunting%20License%20Report%202019.pdf

That kill the last one mentality, a long time ago resulted in Pa having to transplant Deer from other places.



The GC keeps passing out Doe tags and some keep using them where they have a difficult time finding Deer. And they wonder why....

I would like to know where some of these "deerless" areas are. I hunt a 50/50 mix of private vs public and have no issues finding plenty of deer and areas that hold deer to hunt.

Not saying your wrong just asking where you guys are.

I agree. I always wonder where these dead zones are? Theres a deer splattered every 50 yards on the road all fall in any area of the state I've ever been in.

Pa sgl 109, north of Waterford. I know of 3 deer taken there, this year. 1600 acres.

That is, of course, true, but Maryland can be divided into 3 distinct areas. Western, central, and eastern shore. Central gets a good bit of pressure. Western, not a lot, eastern shore, a fair bit. Most people live in central md. That's also where most deer are. No limit on does in Montgomery County, for instance, just north of DC.

Never said it was the only doe I saw, by the way. There is a fair amount of action at night. If you guys figure 1 doe every 3 years is gonna ruin the Pa deer herd, I guess it's in worse shape than I thought.

I'm assuming there is pheasant and waterfowl hunting on that SGL?

I don't know if it is a dead zone or not, but we hunt bear in Potter county around Austin. Not too many deer there.

LOL. Its one thing to not see em if you have em.

But I'd be thinking if I only saw one in 3 years here I would assume I didn't have many at all and shooting one or even a buck would be the last thing I'd do.

Finally we have about 5 does around our 100 acres and I still don't have enough to reliably harvest one. Afraid the numbers will go down. BUT we are getting close.

I really enjoy reading on how its different seems like everywhere people go.