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Pennsylvania

wcast

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2. My educated guess.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Apr 4, 2021, 03:27 PM

Apr 2021

Muzzle Loader season is a late season, when many bucks may have dropped their antlers. Hunters don’t wait for a buck but May shoot a deer based on size or proximity. This was a hard winter for deer where I live as deep snow and snow cover lasted most of the winter. That said deer population is out of control even as they lose habitat. They spend more time in backyards searching for food and many have much less fear of human presence.

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Pennsylvania hunters killed an estimated 435,180 deer during the 2020-21 hunting seasons [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP

I'm not a hunter but do think that hunting statistics are interesting. This article tells.... RussellCattle Apr 2021 #1

Some of this may have to do with the length of the seasons and how the licenses are allocated dutch777 Apr 2021 #4

My educated guess. wcast Apr 2021 #2

Meant to reply to post number 1. wcast Apr 2021 #3