In Wildlife Management Units 2B, 5C and 5D the season runs longer, until Jan. … It means a lot to be able to pass this along.” “My grand reward is my daughter gets one before I do. He said she enjoys shooting the gun and is looking forward to spending time in the woods. He’s taken his daughter Haley, 16, along in the past, and now he hopes to have his younger daughter, Harper, get a deer with the family heirloom. When smoke flies during the ignition, he ends up missing the deer. “I get so excited,” he said about shooting the gun. An antlered sika is defined as a deer with at least one antler visible above the hairline. The sika deer muzzleloader season bag limit is three deer with no more than one being antlered. 21-23, followed by an antlerless-only sika deer season Oct.
He’s determined to hunt even though he hasn’t ever taken a deer with the flintlock. He’s taken deer with archery gear, rifles and inline muzzleloaders but never with his flintlock. The early muzzleloader season for sika deer of either sex is open statewide Oct.
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Sign up for outdoor news: Go Outdoors PA free newsletter It’s tradition.” It’s what they hunted with 200 years ago, and you usually only get one shot at a deer. “It’s late, it's cold, a lot of guys don’t want to do it, but it’s fun. He said archery is his favorite season to hunt, but there’s something uniquely special about late muzzleloader season. 50 caliber Hawkens muzzleloader he inherited from his father, Edwin. He’s hoping his daughter, Harper, 9, will be able to get a deer with the. The season means the world to me.”Ĭhristopher Schantz, 43, of New Tripoli, Lehigh County, hunts near his home but also has a hunting cabin in Pottersdale, Clearfield County. It takes practice to get used to the follow through of the shot of a gun that has a slower ignition than a centerfire rifle. He now looks forward to hunting with his son, Dan, to carry on the tradition.įor those who have never tried black powder, he said, “I encourage people to get out and do it.” Unique find: Deer with genetic anomaly, also known as a rare piebald deer, found in Monroe County The season is always something he looks forward to each winter. He remembers going through numerous pounds of black powder to fine tune his accuracy. Thinking about his early years in the sport, Osgood said, “There’s just something special for me and my dad to do together, to carry on that tradition.” New recipe: Want to can some deer meat for a future quick meal? Here's how.
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