Deer Hunters...

[MemorEsto]

How'd everyone do yesterday??

It's nice to get a buck with a gun not a Patriot.

I missed an 8 point at about 8:30 with another 8 point running behind it... tried the old Texas Heart Shot..... 5 minutes later, My dad shot a 9 point. Noon I finally got another 8 point.

[JeepGeneral]

I hunted until noon and saw some does, a spike and a 4 point. I hope to get out later in the week and Saturay. Congrats on your buck Matt!

[YJBIZ]

I took a doe yesterday. going to try to get out tomorrow for my buck...

[EddyB]

I shot a doe around 9:15 yesterday morning. Leaving for Iowa thurs. morning for my buck.

[dan58]

Short season for me. I had it drug to Dad's jeep by 0800.
7 points, 19" spread.

[Cheeks]

I must be hunting in the wrong places, I saw 2 deer all day both were does

[Ragnorox]

spent all day in the snow and ice up in the Laurel Highlands and only saw 6 doe. Just about everything was hunkered down and not moving.

[trailblaze]

where did you go mark?

[Ragnorox]

just off the intersection of Firetower and Painter Rock.

[trailblaze]

down towards painter rock or towards hidden valley...

only ask because i was going to head up there this sat. i've hunted towards painter rock (in fact i've hunted hundreds of acres that way) as well as most of the other side...

i've tracked some deer coming right out of the hidden valley condo area, running down hill towards jones mill rd... crossing it and staying in the pines on the first 1/8 mi of jones mill rd... i've only seen one deer on the painter rock side on firetower road... and she was about half way down to sarnellies!

[Ragnorox]

right when you make the left off of Fire tower coming up from county line rd. their is that pond surrounded by crab apple and apple trees. prior to this Monday they have been running pretty hard. I have seen a whole butt load of doe and a few bucks. during archery their were rubs and scrapes everywhere in their. We hunted down past Nedro cemetery past the marker on the left last year, didn't see anything

[Peccavi18]

I hunted from my parents home this year instead of our camp. We got 2 doe Monday night, we saw about 9-10 deer before season even started just over the hill from the house. I saw a 3 point and another buck that was moving to fast to even get a horn count. Total we have seem like 30 deer but no legal bucks. The camp has tons of legal bucks but to much rugged land for them to hide in and not enough people moving them. One last try for a trophy tomorrow morning then I am probably done for the year.

[andrew2516]

I took a doe yesterday. going to try to get out tomorrow for my buck...

I shot a doe around 9:15 yesterday morning. Leaving for Iowa thurs. morning for my buck.

I thought doe didn't come in until Saturday this year?

[wozz]

I was in class in NY all day so no luck for me. My dad saw a few does but no luck. Congrats to those who got and good luck to those still hunting.

[Peccavi18]

I thought doe didn't come in until Saturday this year?

There were a few select counties that were delayed harvest on doe but most started on Monday with buck.

[andrew2516]

There were a few select counties that were delayed harvest on doe but most started on Monday with buck.

oh ok...i usually don't hunt doe, i just heard a few guys around our camp talking about it.

It was actually kind of nice because when you heard a shot you knew it was a buck.

[JeepSteeler]

No shooters came by, just some 4's, 6's, and a couple spikes. Already got a few doe in archery. Helped some other guys in camp drag doe around. Snowed like crazy the whole time (Titusville area).

Came home to Pine twp yesterday in time to see some guy pulling out a trophy 8 from behind my house. *!@#*&^ !!!

[MemorEsto]

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It was actually kind of nice because when you heard a shot you knew it was a buck.

Yeah..... I miss those days... now it's like WW3 the first day.

[JeepSteeler]

Every year the first day of rifle reminds me why I love archery.

Tell me if I overreacted to this: I'm hunting my property (50 acres, posted), sitting in a little stand about 60yds off a dirt road. Very visible to the road. I'm watching 4 deer coming my way running parallel to the road (about 60yds from the road) on the adjoining property. There is a gaswell road that divides my property from the neighbors. Neighbors live in Philly, so the land they own is open to anybody.

So, as the deer get closer to me (maybe 50 yds), I hear a car coming down the road behind me, its a Jeep Liberty with hunters - they give me a little wave. They then stop a little past the gaswell road and see the 4 deer, who spook a little but they only run about 20 yards and stop. So the hunters back up, and pull into the gaswell lane between me and the deer. Deer run away. Hunters get out and start putting on their orange and stuff, getting ready to hunt and act like nothing happened.

At this point I am furious. I yell at them and called them roadhunters and thanked them for fawking up my hunt. They pretended to not know what was going on. I went to another stand, b*tching at them the whole way.

So, was I out of line? I was already a little mad because I've had problems with trespassing lately and had to put a gate up across my camp lane because people were driving in there and tearing things up and stealing wood.

I just found it to be really ignorant and not in the spirit of hunting.

[MemorEsto]

My stand is right on property lines and about 50 yards off of a dirt road as well.... I deal with the same crap every year. Out of town hunters not knowing the land or property lines thinking everything is open for hunting on the first day.

[trailblaze]

you should have shot them...

[MemorEsto]

you should have shot them...

12 or more pigs can eat a body in under 20 minutes

[OverkillZJ]

Every year the first day of rifle reminds me why I love archery.

Tell me if I overreacted to this: I'm hunting my property (50 acres, posted), sitting in a little stand about 60yds off a dirt road. Very visible to the road. I'm watching 4 deer coming my way running parallel to the road (about 60yds from the road) on the adjoining property. There is a gaswell road that divides my property from the neighbors. Neighbors live in Philly, so the land they own is open to anybody.

So, as the deer get closer to me (maybe 50 yds), I hear a car coming down the road behind me, its a Jeep Liberty with hunters - they give me a little wave. They then stop a little past the gaswell road and see the 4 deer, who spook a little but they only run about 20 yards and stop. So the hunters back up, and pull into the gaswell lane between me and the deer. Deer run away. Hunters get out and start putting on their orange and stuff, getting ready to hunt and act like nothing happened.

At this point I am furious. I yell at them and called them roadhunters and thanked them for fawking up my hunt. They pretended to not know what was going on. I went to another stand, b*tching at them the whole way.

So, was I out of line? I was already a little mad because I've had problems with trespassing lately and had to put a gate up across my camp lane because people were driving in there and tearing things up and stealing wood.

I just found it to be really ignorant and not in the spirit of hunting.

I'm not even a hunter, and that'd piss me off; people are assholes, never forget! (x2, shoulda shot at them ROFL)

[JeepSteeler]

LOL....well there were 2 of them with guns and only 1 of me with a gun....

I expect too much from my fellow man I suppose.

[MemorEsto]

LOL....well there were 2 of them with guns and only 1 of me with a gun....

I expect too much from my fellow man I suppose.

I could easily take down 1 and have my scope on the other before he knew what happened.

I also carry my 9mm inside my jacket as well.