Ron Steffe

Because archery hunting season remains open in the area where I live, I’ve hunted a couple of days in this extra length of opportunity to harvest a whitetail. 
As the rut has generally passed, deer movement has become restrained, their dusk to dawn activity seemingly once again becoming their favored timeframe for feeding and strolling about. This has meant those hours I’ve been sitting and watching for a deer to move close to my stand have passed slowly at best. 

The first week of archery deer hunting has passed in Pennsylvania. It was a warm week, not unusual for early periods of bow season in years past . 
Times are changing, though. Rainstorms moved through the state this past weekend. They’ll be followed by strong clearing winds that will bring much cooler temperatures, conditions that will affect most dedicated archery hunters who desire to be a serious part of the world of deer.

As I sit and type the following, it is Friday, Sept. 8. The hunting license I purchased over the internet from my account with Hunt Fish—Pa on the first day I was able to apply, June 26, has yet to arrive at my home.   
I also applied for a Wildlife Management Unit 2G antlerless deer tag on that same date. I was successful in obtaining my 2G tag. At this writing, I have also failed to receive that tag.