PA's Muzzleloader Doe Season

[Carl Aldridge]

It's coming up this Saturday, I can't wait. My freezer is empty. I'll be using my TC .54 Renegade. Hopefully I'll make smoke and when it clears I'll have venison.

 

[PreglerD]

So I wish you many Waidmanns Heil that the freezer will get full.

Regards

Kirrmeister

 

[410-er]

It's gonna be a damp raing one.Rain suits and the Porta-a-roof for sure.I'm using the TC Seneca 45 with maxis just to say I killed one with a maxi.After that its the Lyman 45 and RB's.

 

[fort fireman]

Wish I could be up there for it!!! :thumbsup:

 

[4deer]

Took my flintlock out for its first deer hunt today (my first muzzleloader deer hunt too). I saw two deer in the woods at about 75 yards, but I could not ID it as an antler-less deer until it spooked. So, I decided not shoot at a running deer, but at least I saw deer!

 

[broknaero]

I hunted Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. Haven't had a clean shot at a doe yet. Had plenty of bucks come within range, including a little 5pt at 15 yards.

Saturdays forecast was 6" of snow. Turned into a snow rain mix all day. I was so soaked I had to call it a day around 2. Had to pull my ball that night.

Still a few more days left. Good Luck.

 

[dallas10c]

So far all I have seen during the early season has been tree rats, LOTS of turkeys and today's topper...a large bobcat. Too bad I didn't have a bobcat permit would have been a nice trophy sized cat. My son did get a nice doe with his bow last week, right after he shot it a large 10pt walked by. He was so shocked at it being so close after all the noise from the doe crahing through the trees that he didn't even pick up his bow for a shot.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Good for you!

How do you guys rate an early m/l season? Ours isn't until December 14 (to the 22nd, yea) and even then it's combined with late bow.

 

[Carl Aldridge]

It is part of Pa's plan to reduce its doe herd. The early season may come to an end in a couple of years.

 

[rf50cal]

The early season would be great, if you could shoot a buck. I can't get too excited about shooting a doe before the antlered season.

I guess I'm just old fashioned, spent too many years hunting Pa. when you could only shoot a doe if you didn't fill your tag in buck season. Old habits are hard to break!

 

[Protrucker]

The early season would be great, if you could shoot a buck. I can't get too excited about shooting a doe before the antlered season.

Ditto, I didn't even bother to go.
Now, if you could shoot bucks during the early m/l season I'd take my vacation & hunt every day.
:hmm: The ideal early muzzleloader season would be flintlocks only & bucks only! :thumbsup:

 

[bigbore442001]

I wish you the best of luck. My Dad and I were talking the other day about a trip somewhere next year. I made the comment about a week of Penn Archery and a week of the early antlerless muzzleloader.

 

[mikee51848]

How do you guys rate an early m/l season?

As stated, it's a deer reduction season. All types of ML's are permitted. There are even three days alloted for jr's, sr's, and military to hunt with centerfire rifles.

 

[Finnwolf]

Don't forget crossbows in the archery season this year. Deer reduction as well.

 

[luieb45]

I wish Illinois did things like that to reduce deer instead of making January gun seasons and late January bow seasons. Not that many people are going to hunt then. We need a ml season before bow season.