slice – and a pretty big slice at that – of state-owned land located just a few miles from a moderately sized city pretty much guarantees the parcel will see plenty of visitors.
That’s the case at the 2,507-acre Erwin Wildlife Management Area, a DEC tract a mere five miles outside of the Steuben County city of Corning.
It is Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:15 a.m., the second Saturday of Pennsylvania’s firearms deer season.
My wife, Paula, has been settled into her tree stand for the past hour as she looks to connect on a buck or fill another antlerless deer tag for Wildlife Management Unit 3C. I am at home, doing laundry. We arrived at this situation through a series of events.
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It’s debatable whether Blydenburgh Lake is better known as New Mill Pond or vice versa.
And let’s not forget the 111-acre Suffolk County lake is also known to some as Weld’s Pond or Stump Pond. Since the water is located within Smithtown’s Blydenburgh County Park, let’s go with Blydenburgh for now.
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While the Allegany County tract is sizable and offers some fine hunting opportunities, within the state forest is Allen Lake itself, a 58-acre impoundment that draws its share of anglers, notably in the spring when the lake is stocked with trout.
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There’s a certain level of discomfort, even pain, involved in deer hunting, and there’s really no way of avoiding it if you spend any serious time in pursuit of a whitetail.
You essentially have to consent to it, expect it and even embrace it. That becomes a bit harder as we age, especially when it comes to the elements. So I knew this all-day sit was going to be painful as I ascended my treestand on a snowy, chilly morning in Albany Township, Bradford County, Pa.
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Owners of hunting dogs are rightfully proud of them; at least they should be. My wife, Paula, and I fit that mold, always happy to have a fellow hunter – and probably a better shot than us – tag along when we pursue pheasants.
That said, there’s always the possibility that things can unravel on any hunt, and your pride can quickly shift to embarrassment as your dog performs less than admirably.
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There’s really, in many ways, something for every sportsman and woman at the High Tor Wildlife Management Area.
That’s perhaps not surprising, given the sheer size of the tract that includes portions of both Ontario and Yates counties.
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If you’re looking for a big-woods deer hunt, the Adirondacks are a great place to do just that.
But you don’t have to go there. Or to the Catskills. New York State’s Southern Tier is actually home to the single largest wildlife management area in the state – the 11,237-acre Connecticut Hill WMA that spans parts of Tompkins and Schuyler counties.
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I’ve always been a follower of science-based wildlife management, and over the years have generally been supportive of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision-making when it comes to season setting, bag limits and other regulations.
But I have to admit that when the commission announced its lineup of Sunday hunting dates on the heels of Gov. Shapiro’s signing into law legislation that put the decision rightfully in the hands of the commission, I did scratch my head a bit.
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