How to get started with hunting?

[Chazman321]

Originally Posted by pirateron

Where do you go hunting??
I hate the gamelands and don't know anyone with a lot of land. I got a buddy that has a place in Youngsville, but that's a haul for a quick wabbit hunt. I see trucks parked on the side of the interstate all the time (I79, I279) during buck season, can anyone just pull off the road and hunt?

I have a couple places I go to, one being a gamelands, but in the area I hunt at this particular game land, nobody ever goes there... It's literally right up front, maybe 50 yards from the parking lot... Small thicket of woods that the deer always bed at. All I do is sit and wait for a deer to pop out and they're mine...

-Chaz

[Chazman321]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that yes, you can pull off the road to go hunting as long as the property is not posted. When I do, I like to tie a hunter orange ribbon on my luggage rack so any police that drive by will know I'm hunting, sometimes I'll even leave a note for them and a Sheetz gift card... lol Just remember to scout and stay the required distance away from the road and you'll be fine. Oh, 1 more thing, try to park as far off the road as possible so the shoulder can still be used in an emergency... lol

-Chaz

[pirateron]

Originally Posted by Chazman321

I have a couple places I go to, one being a gamelands, but in the area I hunt at this particular game land, nobody ever goes there... It's literally right up front, maybe 50 yards from the parking lot... Small thicket of woods that the deer always bed at. All I do is sit and wait for a deer to pop out and they're mine...

-Chaz

A friend of my mom, back in the day, would go to hunting camp with all the guys. He would get up early and make everyone breakfast, then sit on the porch of the cabin, drinking coffee with his 44 mag. Waited for the deer to come to him due to all the hunters walking out to their spot. He got a deer every year.

That's hunting.

[Dredly]

Originally Posted by Chazman321

Oh, and I forgot to mention that yes, you can pull off the road to go hunting as long as the property is not posted. When I do, I like to tie a hunter orange ribbon on my luggage rack so any police that drive by will know I'm hunting, sometimes I'll even leave a note for them and a Sheetz gift card... lol Just remember to scout and stay the required distance away from the road and you'll be fine. Oh, 1 more thing, try to park as far off the road as possible so the shoulder can still be used in an emergency... lol

-Chaz

Chaz, this is blatantly incorrect.

You are NOT allowed to hunt on land just because it isn't posted. If the land isn't either public land (State game lands) or posted as Coop land (White "Cooperation Works" signs) then it is privately owned and requires permission to hunt it

[Helter]

Thanks for all the info/advice. I haven't had much time to be online the past few days, but it looks like I have a good starting point here.

Soup, I'll be in touch about taking you up on your very kind offer. Thanks!

[keystoneman 85]

Originally Posted by Dredly

Chaz, this is blatantly incorrect.

You are NOT allowed to hunt on land just because it isn't posted. If the land isn't either public land (State game lands) or posted as Coop land (White "Cooperation Works" signs) then it is privately owned and requires permission to hunt it

Dredly is right.

[Helter]

Originally Posted by soup

Not that I'm remotely closed to a seasoned hunter but if you are interested I'd be happy to meet up with you sometime and talk about getting out. What were you looking to hunt? I hunt a lot of the public land for small game in Chester/Montgomery County. It can get pretty busy sometimes but it is still a good time.

Also if you get your doe tag for 5c you can hunt until mid-late Jan

I honestly don't know what I'm looking to hunt. I guess I'm open to anything.

I have a nice Rem. 870 that could be used for birds, or possibly deer, I have a Ruger 10/22 that I could use for small game, and I have a Taurus Judge that I bought halfway thinking it would be good for rabbits and squirrels if they were close. I just sold a mini-14, the funds are going towards a hunting rifle *of some kind*, though I'm not sure what just yet.
I figure if I try a little bit of everything, I'll figure out what I like and am good at.

[Helter]

Originally Posted by RandomTask

Step 1. Buy a manually-opertated center-fire rifle.

Step 2. Obtain a house on 100 acres.

Step 3. Get hunting license and wait for deer season.

Step 4. On opening day, sit in your dinette in your Sponge Bog pajamas, eating Cheerios, while watching The Today Show, rifle at your side.

Step 5. When deer pops into view, slide open the dinette window and BLAM!

Step 6. Send kid out to tag & dress deer. Don't let your Cheerios get soggy.

This has got to be both the best yet.

I think I see some potential issues with step 2 though...

[ROCK-IT3]

I'm not a hunter, so I can't help with where to go/how to do it, but just for info., you can't use any semi-automatic weapons in Pa, so the 10/22 is out.

[Dredly]

Originally Posted by Helter

This has got to be both the best yet.

I think I see some potential issues with step 2 though...

yeah I have that same problem