Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
11-12-2003, 06:02 PM
#4
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Endicott NY
Posts: 219
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
December 1 is the start. I have always had petty good quality deer on our property just getting more of it now. I think we will need another two years yet to see just where the point restriction is going to take us.
11-13-2003, 05:18 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 4,276
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
I' ve heard of and seen a good bit of quality size deer this year, but I' ve seen the little ones too.... I believe there has been inprovement, but time will tell if it is really workin. Hopefully by 2 year' s we' ll have mid-west sized antlers! [
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11-13-2003, 08:07 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 1,086
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
Yes and no in my obsrevations. There are a few more of hte 2.5 size deer around this season, but there are also a ton of really small 1.5 year old, I think cause by the really harsh winter. Which is good, cuase they' ll all be safe this year and be nice size next year. Looking forward to the next couple of years to really tell.
11-13-2003, 11:20 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
Same as years before - young bucks walking around in the daylight, older bucks are nocturnal
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Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge
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White Oak Lodge
11-13-2003, 11:55 AM
#9
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
I have seen some slightly larger bucks this year both in terms of body size and antler dimensions.....but I have also seen a heck of alot fewer deer overall. I look forward to seeing what rifle season holds.
11-13-2003, 11:57 AM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 947
RE: Pennsylvanians!!! When does your season start and are the bucks getting bigger?
I' ve seen more young buck this year than ever before. Hopefully in the near future these little guys will mature and be legal bucks. My family has a camp in Potter county, 15 miles from the NY border. The biggest buck taken out of there in the past 10 or more years was a 12inch 6 point. They didn' t even see a legal buck last year. One of the members was up there this weekend and reported seeing atleast 5 legal buck. One 14, two 10' s , and a couple nice 8' s. I would bet a couple of those buck are the ones we passed up last year.