PA Early muzzleloader Doe

[4119Bill]

I took 3 days off to go to the mountains to look for bear. It is also muzzleloader bear season. The first day I saw a lot of deer and by lunch time. I said it was time to fill a tag.
She was 25 feet / 50 cal. Hawken / She went straight up and down twice.
Then I had to walk back 4 miles to get the truck and drive around the mountain.
It was a great early muzzleloader season.

 

[deermanok]

Congrats on a good doe. She'll make for good eats.

 

[sb 54 cal.]

good for you, i hope to get one that close.

 

[bushytail]

Nice shot! And congratulations!

 

[pab1]

Congrats @4119Bill!

 

[hanshi]

Congratulations on a tasty, fat deer.

 

[Spikebuck]

Looks like a big doe! Congrats!!

 

[thompson50]

Nice! Which zone were you in? I hunt and have a camp in zone 1b. I’ll be there for the first week of flintlock!
Nice deer

 

[Dutch7]

nice job Bill, I struggled to see deer in range in early season except one tiny deer that came in that close. Told myself not to shoot a deer this early and hope I don't regret that decision come January

 

[4119Bill]

Thank you all. I was in 2F in the Allegheny National Forest. I saw a dozen deer by noon on Thursday one really nice buck that if I was aloud to shoot would of been in the freezer. All within muzzleloader range. I kept telling myself I was looking for bear. That doe just didn't want to leave and kept getting closer. So it is in the freezer.
I didn't see another deer the next 2 days it got very warm almost 70 / I hiked around 10 miles a day looking for bear but didn't find them either.