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Deer are plentiful, and people who enjoy watching wildlife will find many opportunities to see them roaming free in forests and parks all over the country. The post The 6 States With the Most Deer ...
Eastern elk once inhabited the state, but were driven to extinction. Rocky Mountain elk were introduced in their place in the early 20th century, and the population has risen steadily since then. North central White-tailed deer. Odocoileus virginianus: Common Northern white-tailed deer, O. virginianus borealis: Statewide
In the United States, whitetail hunting is far more popular in some states than others. The top five states for whitetail hunter concentrations are all in the Northeast and Midwest (Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, Wisconsin, and Ohio). [95]
Pennsylvania instituted antlerless hunting to manage the over-population problem. In 2003, 465,000 deer were shot during hunting season, and the female to male ratio was 2.25:1. In 2018, 375,000 deer were shot and the ratio had decreased to 1.5:1. The harvest in the WMU 3D area around Lake Wallenpaupack is 8,000 to 10,000 deer per year. [28]
Hunters across Pennsylvania are finding big trophy bucks since the start of the two-week rifle deer season Nov. 25. Rifle deer season is a statewide tradition that attracts hundreds of thousands ...
Pennsylvania first detected CWD in 2012 at a captive deer facility in Adams County. The Game Commission has tested more than 131,000 wild, free-ranging whitetails for CWD since 1998, along with ...
The James Jordan Buck is the 2nd highest scoring typical white-tailed deer ever harvested by a hunter in the United States (only behind the Huff buck) and the third-highest scoring in the world. James (Jim) Jordan was a 22-year-old hunter from Burnett County, Wisconsin when he shot the record buck on November 20, 1914.
Anterless deer licenses are allocated by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to each unit based on deer population management goals. (Photo: HUNT FISH PA) Antlerless deer licenses went on sale July 11.