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[Rosco the Iroc]

I know you would*ve. With all that certification under your belt it would*ve been amazing time. Maybe one day I*ll go give it your neck of the woods and we could go out and possible catch a 10 pointer 400 lb buck you could mount on your training facility wall. That would be awesome. Again thank you for your information.

Fuck a good 5pt would make me giddy.

[lager1829]

Fuck, a good 5pt would make me giddy.

Comma for clarity

[shagreobe]

Best advise...dont walk out of the woods until dark especially around lunch time...enough people making enough noise to scare up any deer, take aim and BANG! Oh, and that loud leaf rustling you hear is a squirrel or chipmunk...

[Glocknuffsaid]

Good advise. I have all that. Thank you sir.

[aubie515]

OP, that is great that you have rifle and hunting license. I'm not sure you know or not, you will need a doe tag to hunt does in the WMU that you want to hunt. I know a few WMUs are already sold out, so that means you can only shoot a buck and that's state wide.

I brought a new hunter from York a few years ago to my WMU and to the farm I grew up working. Hunting is a great sport to get into...just know that hunting is like the military. Hurry up and wait...the excitement last 10 minutes and you will send hours waiting on the animals to come to you, if you even see any animals.

[TooBigToFit]

If I may also suggest, try squirrel season first when it starts in a few weeks.

[Glocknuffsaid]

Good to see a new hunter. Try contacting your local National Deer Association Branch (formerly Quality Deer Management Association - QDMA) Lots of information here.

https://www.deerassociation.com/

I think yours would be the Mason Dixon Branch.

Here is the contact info: Rick Watts is a great guy and has championed the cause for many years
MASON-DIXON BRANCH
502 W Siddonsburg Rd.
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Phone: (717) 841-4087
Contact: Rick Watts
Email: bowhawk@comcast.net

Rick has gotten in contact with me via email. FYI.

[Glocknuffsaid]

I been thinking about that a lot and go at it alone.

[Glocknuffsaid]

All good info! Thank you.

[bigandy1966]

You can extend your deer season by taking up archery. Get a decent crossbow and do a little practice, not the range of a rifle but with some practice you ca get the 40 yd shots out of these. The learning curve is pretty steep, as its not as complicated as a regular compound bow that might take years for some to master.
The weather is warmer, and you can see more animals because they arent spooked from all the other hunters.