Rifle deer season closed this past Saturday giving the deer a short break from hunting pressure. Archery season began on October 1st and continued until mid-November so the deer have faced two solid months of hunting pressure. As a result, the survivors are quite skittish--especially the bucks. The rut still continues at a very low level and will do so for quite some time yet, as a few does come in heat late. Few get to observe this as the surviving bucks are nearly impossible to see.
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| Whitetail Buck Chasing Doe |
Flintlock and late archery season begins on December 26th and continues through January 16th in our area. It is in for a longer period in certain areas so consult the 2011-12 Hunting And Trapping Digest for further details before hunting. Both antlered and antlerless deer are legal game for those that have not yet filled their tags, but only one buck may be taken per license year so those that have already taken a buck in archery or rifle season may not hunt for bucks in this season.
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| Hunters May Kill Only One Pennsylvania Buck Per License Year |
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| Most Deer Killed In Late Flintlock/Archery Season Will Be Antlerless |
Hunters should obey all game laws and regulations and conduct themselves in an ethical manner, remembering that everything that is legal is not necessarily ethical. But how can that be you might ask? I intend to address this issue and more in the near future.
Originally posted at
Pennsylvania Wildlife Photographer by Willard Hill.
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Willard: Neat captures of the wary buck.
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