Updated Pa Coyote Regs

[petey]

And the bucks aren't still scrubby? ha ha

I've seen 9, 1.5 yr old bucks and 1, 2.5 year old in bow range this year. Nadda in gun season.

None of the above were to my liking so I let them go for some youngster or (muphere) to take in gun season. My take on why we're not seeing the big boys are b/c the coyotes are taking them out.

What deer is the most easy prey for a pack of coyotes during Sept-Dec? A mature buck in my books. He's been running hard for weeks chasing that only doe left in the woods, fighting until he's weak, and is probably the only deer that would turn on a pack of coyotes to fight during this time of year. Easy for a few coyotes in my book.

The doe are so skiddish by this time of year, they are gone in a heartbeat and can probably outrun the coyotes, or at least run far enough that they would lose intrest.

Not to hijack the thread, but just my thoughts on why we aren't seeing mass productions of Alt's plan. How many years has it been?? 3-4 now?? Where's all the BIG bucks, all I see are 1.5 yr olds still, and see the ocassional big boy. I've noticed a HUGE difference between last yr and this already. Last year I had all kinds of big boys within a few miles of my house when taking an evening ride spotting. This year, you were lucky to see a deer ANY time you went out. You could say it was b/c of a good acorn crop that was well needed and the deer stayed in the woods instead of the fields, but I have a feeling it's something else. Next year is going to be a REAL rude awakaning, I'm sorry to say. I've heard personally from a couple Game Wardens say "There aren't that many deer any more" this year...gee I wonder why?? But that's another topic

Anyhow, back to the coyotes! Skinny, have you seen the new Youth Menotring Program that passed the Senate and House? It's on Rendell's desk to sign. The original bill was to allow BAITING for coyotes, and then they add the Youth Mentoring program. Not sure if it's the same thing you're looking at or not, but I think it's a good step in the right direction.

I hear a pack of them at least once a week from my back porch, and 1 is too many as far as I'm concerned. They need to allow us to use ANY means to kill the damn things, IMO that is