Heck of a season for me

[nomad_archer]

This year I have been very fortunate with the bow. I had the opportunity to take two does on the last Friday of both archery and rifle season. Both times it just so happened I took my bow. Both happened in the last hour of the day. I've never had much luck in the afternoon especially in archery season but it appears I may change my tune regarding afternoon hunts...

First doe was taken the last Friday of archery season in 2F in the afternoon.
http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af88/tjm4077/Trevor2013Doe_zps05083ba7.jpg (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/tjm4077/media/Trevor2013Doe_zps05083ba7.jpg.html)

The second doe this year was taken the last Friday afternoon of rifle season with the bow in 5B.
http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af88/tjm4077/Trevor2013Doe2img1_zpsb12141ee.jpg (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/tjm4077/media/Trevor2013Doe2img1_zpsb12141ee.jpg.html)

I've been very fortunate this year and am grateful for my success especially with the bow. This is the first year in 7 or 8 years where I was able to hang a tag on more than one deer and it is a year I will not forget for the snow, low temps, hunting camp and family. Granted I saw very few bucks I still had one heck of a season. I may or may not hunt the late season here in PA after Christmas. I just have no idea if I will have the time and motivation when the time comes.

[mrbb]

Well congrats to you on your kills
and I hear you on a Pa season this yr, was sure up and down on temps and weather
late season I will be out however, not much motivation, just habit I guess Lol
too dumb to call it a yr, even though I really have no plans to shoot anything

[nomad_archer]

I hear that. I only saw one buck that was in range. There was no shot but it was the only one in range this year. Which is odd I typically see several bucks but this year just the one. The others I saw where in fields 100's or yards away or on the road while I was driving. I took my birthday in early jan off work to at least do some scouting. I may hunt I may not but I will be walking in the woods if that counts.

[radicalxl]

Meat in the freezer. Congrats.

[00buck]

congrats been a ruff season all over it seems

[nomad_archer]

congrats been a ruff season all over it seems

I think it has been a rough season everywhere. I was only able to get two shot opportunities this season and I was fortunate to connect.

Thanks everyone for the congrats I hope you all end up with some meat in the freezer.

[gonehunting 45]

So that's what a doe last looks like....lol
Congrats

[nomad_archer]

So that's what a doe last looks like....lol
Congrats

Thanks

In the last 10 years PA has gone through a major herd reduction effort headed by the PA Game Commission. There were several years where I wasnt sure what a deer looked like the herd numbers were so low. So lot to the point that I would hunt almost every weekend through out archery and plus the last week or our archery season and a week of rifle so roughly 25ish days in the woods and I may have seen 2 deer all season. I hunted all over the place but the deer just weren't there. The last 3 years they made some season changes and the deer numbers although still very low have started to rebound and we are starting to see deer again. This season I only got skunked on one sit so far. I didn't see a lot of deer but I was seeing one or two each sit sometimes a few more it just depended.

I haven't hunted nearly as much as I used to but from the sounds of things the deer are getting farther and fewer between out in ohio.

[deerguy10]

Nice work! Congrats on the success!