Constitutionalist Posted January 16 Posted January 16 please subscribe to the channel! PA Hunters—This PGC Vote Could Wreck the 2026 Deer Season
Seadog Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Some of the best memories I have are with my Dad and brother deer hunting. My Dad worked so hard; probably the last thing that he felt like doing was freezing all day with two kids that couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. But he did. I love hunting, my son started going with me not long after he could walk because he wanted to. I had the privilege of being with my grandson this past season when he got his first buck. I have another very young grandson that I already have his first rifle-can't wait to take him, Lord willing. All that to say what made it great was the memories, the traditions, the times with family. Yes, we liked getting big bucks (the first one my son got was a broken stubby half rack probably as old as I was-but you would have thought we got the monarch of the woods!). Hunting numbers are dropping & that is why I suppose there are all these tags, to boost revenue to make up for it. I personally wish that we could maintain traditions. That ship has sailed. It's not coming back. I'm interested to know what other hunters think of this proposal.
Polo Posted January 16 Posted January 16 Are hunting numbers really dropping? Most folks I know have hunted for years and continue to hunt. And I see a growing number of youth hunting as well. In my area, all I see are hunters in deer season.
Constitutionalist Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, Polo said: Are hunting numbers really dropping? Most folks I know have hunted for years and continue to hunt. And I see a growing number of youth hunting as well. In my area, all I see are hunters in deer season. Younger people aren’t hunting as much. And I blame that on the parenting.. kids get a tablet in front of them and don’t want to do anything else. our son cry’s and complains about going hunting or camping.. until his tablet is shut off and we’re on the way.. then he loves it.. the states trying to make more money.. any hunter I’ve talked too wants Monday back. And never wanted it to leave.. In my opinion this is all about trying to grab money from out of state license sales for people that will be here for the holiday week to get to hunt.. those people typically leave the day after thanksgiving to make it back home.. out of state tags are significantly more expensive than a resident… resident tags haven’t increased since 1999.. $21 for a hunting license.. unless you buy add ons.. we have one of the cheapest states to hunt in.. instead let’s create DMAP areas sell 1200 tags when we know there’s no deer in it. I’ve hunted said area.. 5 different days.. I’ve seen 2 deer.. there sure isn’t 1200 deer in that zone.. $$$$$$$$ that’s all it is
BillyC Posted January 16 Posted January 16 57 minutes ago, Constitutionalist said: he states trying to make more money.. any hunter I’ve talked too wants Monday back. And never wanted it to leave.. The game commission (or whomever) sure did mess with tradition. Just plain stupid. And greed. Basset3 1
Rav42006 Posted January 16 Posted January 16 The Game Commission ruined hunting when they took away Monday opening of buck hunting. They are the ones to blame .Wake up, Game Commission !!! You only listened to that dollar and not to the diehard hunter. You didn't listen to the people of camps about tradition of extra time for camp enjoyment with friends and family. You Do Not Care about the people just that Almighty Dollar !!!! Thank You For Ruining Deer Hunting !!!!!! Basset3, Seadog and BillyC 1 2
Constitutionalist Posted January 16 Author Posted January 16 You guys nailed it!! Hope the people on the board voting are smarter than the ones that proposed this.. highly unlikely tho Seadog 1
raisin Posted January 17 Posted January 17 I believe one of the commissioners is from DuBois. Scott Foradora. Get in his ear and let him know what you think.
Constitutionalist Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 2 hours ago, raisin said: I believe one of the commissioners is from DuBois. Scott Foradora. Get in his ear and let him know what you think. That’s a great idea.. can anyone confirm this?
Constitutionalist Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 I just looked.. you are right.. looks like he’s mostly at his insurance office in Dubois
Constitutionalist Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 here’s the reaction to the game commissions meeting and vote. Polo 1
Constitutionalist Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 Spring turkey second tag will no longer be an option. With the added sundays they feel the second tag will be harmful. That will be revisited in 3 years and evaluate the turkey population. most everything else I believe stayed the same as regular
Petee Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Are they going to confer with the coyotes about that. Every time we see turkeys in our yard, the coyotes move in also.
Constitutionalist Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Petee said: Are they going to confer with the coyotes about that. Every time we see turkeys in our yard, the coyotes move in also. Need to start shooting those coyotes
Petee Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Yep, get all the deer hunters together and start offering a reasonable bounty for them. Have a contest for the most coyotes brought in by one hunter in the first day. That's where your deer are going. That's where a lot of feral cats are going too. Polo 1
Constitutionalist Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 4 hours ago, Petee said: Yep, get all the deer hunters together and start offering a reasonable bounty for them. Have a contest for the most coyotes brought in by one hunter in the first day. That's where your deer are going. That's where a lot of feral cats are going too. There are big money coyote hunts every year.. starting very soon actually.. next couple of weeks
Petee Posted January 29 Posted January 29 14 hours ago, Constitutionalist said: There are big money coyote hunts every year.. starting very soon actually.. next couple of weeks Apparently not enough of them. The Game Commission would also do well to stock turkeys. I would be happy to raise chicks if I didn't have to pay for them. I raise chickens almost every year and have raised turkeys in the past, but no more because then you have to harvest them. I would much rather stock them somewhere.
Constitutionalist Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, Petee said: Apparently not enough of them. The Game Commission would also do well to stock turkeys. I would be happy to raise chicks if I didn't have to pay for them. I raise chickens almost every year and have raised turkeys in the past, but no more because then you have to harvest them. I would much rather stock them somewhere. There’s lots of turkeys around. I seen so many more turkey than deer while hunting this year.. huge birds.. big flocks saw 2 big flocks along goat road that were so close to each other they were probably split up.. close to 40 altogether.. saw 2 separate flocks in brockway on game lands that each had over 30 multiple others on family property in Sabula… honestly most turkeys I’ve seen in years.. Edited January 29 by Constitutionalist
Petee Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Sabula hunters must be pretty good at controlling the coyotes. Also, there seemed to be lots of rabbits this past summer, so maybe that means there will be lots of fawns this next year. I saw most does with at least two fawns and occasionally triplets. Of course, almost all of the dead deer along the roads were young ones so maybe the does abandoned them early for some reason.
Constitutionalist Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 34 minutes ago, Petee said: Sabula hunters must be pretty good at controlling the coyotes. Also, there seemed to be lots of rabbits this past summer, so maybe that means there will be lots of fawns this next year. I saw most does with at least two fawns and occasionally triplets. Of course, almost all of the dead deer along the roads were young ones so maybe the does abandoned them early for some reason. I wouldn’t go that far.. I also seen more coyote activity then I’ve ever seen lol.. in the same areas where I saw turkey. And I agree with the rabbits also.. been seeming more rabbit tracks than most anything else actually
Petee Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I can't complain because I'm not a hunter or a consumer of venison, but when I was a kid and into my teen years, I ate more than my share of all kinds of wild meat because my parents struggled for a long time to make ends meet. When we moved out onto the DuBois-Rockton Road, there were always dead deer along the road between the last house in Oklahoma on top of the hill till out where the trees are all close to the road again. The deer seemed to like that Hemlock swamp on the lower side of the road and every day for years there was a new deer or two killed somewhere along there. Trust me, I dodged or nicked my share of them. In the summer you had to roll up the car windows to avoid the smell because they used to just drag them down over the bank to get them off of the road. Now we hardly ever see a live or dead deer along there but last year there were several fawns, all very small. That was unusual. We go to Bible Study in Greenville, and there were a lot of fawns along that road too. Deer hunting has become a business in Pennsylvania because of all the hunting that used to go on here and the department is supposed to be earning its keep. It's more of a harvesting business than the policing business it used to be. In line with expansion of all jobs, they have widened the variety of animals they invest time and money in. It's all a good guessing game because they don't send Game Commission personnel out into the field like they used to. They've resorted to computer programs like almost every other job has. I know they ask people to count and report how many turkeys they see in order to do an estimate of how many are out there because they are an indicator of other populations. The deer aren't a problem here anymore, but if I see one more Elk, I'll buy a gun myself!
Constitutionalist Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Petee said: I can't complain because I'm not a hunter or a consumer of venison, but when I was a kid and into my teen years, I ate more than my share of all kinds of wild meat because my parents struggled for a long time to make ends meet. When we moved out onto the DuBois-Rockton Road, there were always dead deer along the road between the last house in Oklahoma on top of the hill till out where the trees are all close to the road again. The deer seemed to like that Hemlock swamp on the lower side of the road and every day for years there was a new deer or two killed somewhere along there. Trust me, I dodged or nicked my share of them. In the summer you had to roll up the car windows to avoid the smell because they used to just drag them down over the bank to get them off of the road. Now we hardly ever see a live or dead deer along there but last year there were several fawns, all very small. That was unusual. We go to Bible Study in Greenville, and there were a lot of fawns along that road too. Deer hunting has become a business in Pennsylvania because of all the hunting that used to go on here and the department is supposed to be earning its keep. It's more of a harvesting business than the policing business it used to be. In line with expansion of all jobs, they have widened the variety of animals they invest time and money in. It's all a good guessing game because they don't send Game Commission personnel out into the field like they used to. They've resorted to computer programs like almost every other job has. I know they ask people to count and report how many turkeys they see in order to do an estimate of how many are out there because they are an indicator of other populations. The deer aren't a problem here anymore, but if I see one more Elk, I'll buy a gun myself! There needs to be a better system for residents to obtain an elk license.. I’m going to resort to paying over $1000 to take a trip to Colorado so I can buy a tag over the counter.. I realize our heard can’t withstand an open season.. but residents should be able to have a better opportunity than they have
Polo Posted January 30 Posted January 30 10 hours ago, Constitutionalist said: There needs to be a better system for residents to obtain an elk license.. I’m going to resort to paying over $1000 to take a trip to Colorado so I can buy a tag over the counter.. I realize our heard can’t withstand an open season.. but residents should be able to have a better opportunity than they have I thought they made changes so that locals would have a better chance? Had I heard wrong?
Constitutionalist Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Polo said: I thought they made changes so that locals would have a better chance? Had I heard wrong? Just like everything else the PGC does.. everything they say to public is one way.. but what really happens is another.. it’s a very rigged drawing.. so yeah sure they made changes to make it “easier” while rigging it more. Polo 1
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