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General Category => Sustenance => Topic started by: JohnyMac on December 03, 2013, 05:55:02 AM

Title: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 03, 2013, 05:55:02 AM

Deer hunting season is happening in most states this month along the eastern seaboard. Pennsylvania center fire deer season started yesterday, Dec 2nd and runs trough Dec 14th. The area where our cabin is this week is bear season too.

My first day of hunting went like this:

Went to my tree stand at 0600 local time (Sun up was 0712hrs) and found that the tree that housed my tree stand had apparently fallen down in the wind storms we had several weeks ago.  :facepalm: Walked to an old spot to over look a field and sat there till about 0900.

Then walked up the mountain always to a acorn grove about 300 yards west of my neighbors deer stand. Saw a buck around noon but by the time I could have determined how many points it had (Can only shoot bucks with a minimum of 3 points on a side) he had vanished. My neighbor saw the buck about 15 minutes later but couldn't determine if he was legal to shoot.

At 1500hrs I heard two shots east of me and thought at first it was my neighbor. My neighbor texted me letting me know that the shots came from his neighbor about 400 yards east of his stand.

At about 1615 three does walked by west of me at about 50 yards distance. Can't shoot does till this Saturday!  :facepalm: Man O' man Pennsylvania has a lot of rules!

My neighbor and I chatted over a beer about 1700hrs and he saw the a fore mentioned buck and nine does.

So there is deer out there this year!  :thumbsUp:

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on December 03, 2013, 08:16:05 AM

All I know about hunting season is that I hear more gunfire out in the middle of nowhere PA than I ever did when I lived just outside SE DC! lol!

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 03, 2013, 05:39:44 PM

Aaah, the sound of freedom  :merica:

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: hjmoosejaw on December 04, 2013, 09:27:53 AM

Got an 8 point Monday, at about 9:30.

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 05, 2013, 05:16:51 AM

AWESOME Job hj! Any pictures you can post?

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: hjmoosejaw on December 05, 2013, 08:00:22 PM

I do JM, but as usual, I have to wait until my daughter can help me.  ???  lol

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: Dungeon Master on December 06, 2013, 08:26:43 PM

I almost got a doe with my pickup on Kings hwy near Vera Cruz, Pa. Thursday morning. Does that count?? It would have been #6 and never fired a shot!! Street pizza at 45 mph!!!

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 07, 2013, 10:49:38 AM

Got a nice doe this morning. Picture to come.

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: hjmoosejaw on December 07, 2013, 01:05:06 PM

Congrats JM!!! :thumbsUp:

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: Well-Prepared Witch on December 07, 2013, 10:22:33 PM

Congrats!

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: crudos on December 08, 2013, 03:49:51 PM

The wife wants to take-up bow-hunting for next season. She's a damn fine shot with her bow.

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 09, 2013, 05:02:32 PM

Here is a picture of my doe in front of our wood shed.

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: APX808 on December 09, 2013, 05:08:09 PM

John are you legally obligated to wear the orange clothing?

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: JohnyMac on December 09, 2013, 05:14:24 PM

Yes. 400 sq inches around your chest and a orange hat. That is only for center fire rifle deer season. For flint lock or archery season you do not. Then it's 100% camouflage.

Title: Re: Deer Hunting 2013 - Post your Reports Here
Post by: hjmoosejaw on December 10, 2013, 01:17:33 AM

Cool pic, JM! Thanks for sharing. :thumbsUp: