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Hey guys, sorry it's been so long since I checked in! This summer got crazy between the move, starting my new job, and the birth of my baby boy. Thanks for all the welcomes and the info from Bossman. I guess I missed the boat on quotas but that's good to know for next year. There is a lot I need to figure out in terms of all the new laws and all the new habitat. For starters, it sounds like anytime I want to use my dogs while hunting, I would need to get permission from the landowner. Second, I see many stands of pine timber that are not posted; are these huntable, or are they protected like a cornfield would be?
9dawgs, I'm coming from Centre County, not far from Johnstown. I really enjoyed grouse hunting around there, especially since that was the first game I hunted growing up in Minnesota. During my last PA hunt, spring turkey, I was hearing grouse drumming all around me... this was up north near Coudersport. I can relate to the startling feeling of a grouse getting up; even when you're hunting them they still tend to be startling!
Just because the land isn't posted doesn't mean that it is public land. On the WMA's they each have their own rules and it would be your responsibly to know the rules. All other land is considered private.
I don't want to come across an arrogant person (to put it mildly) but hunting down here in the south is a lot different.
Just because the land isn't posted doesn't mean that it is public land. On the WMA's they each have their own rules and it would be your responsibly to know the rules. All other land is considered private.
I don't want to come across an arrogant person (to put it mildly) but hunting down here in the south is a lot different.
Understood. In Minnesota for example, if a piece of land is not posted, it is open to hunting even if it is private land. I guess you are saying that would not be a good idea, or be downright illegal, around here.
Bossman you are absolutely right and I didn't take it as arrogant, things are a lot different down here, and I'm trying my best to figure it out. My first step is to identify where I might be able to hunt on public and/or private land and any help is appreciated. In state forests, for example, my understanding is that only land designated as a WMA is huntable within the state forest, and most WMA hunting requires a permit?
