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By JEFF [email protected]

2010’s major hunting seasons arenear, and with them comes the an-ticipation that occurs every fall asthe bouquet of fallen leaves scentsthe air.

Regardless of the mammal orbird that draws you out of a warmbed this fall, chances are good itwill be well fed. Across the regionthe level of hard and soft mast ishigh. Late spring frosts did nothurt the production of nature’sfoods. Acorns in particular appearto be abundant, already falling ingreat numbers among the leaf lit-ter.

What follows is a forecast of fallhunting prospects provided by In-diana County conservation offi-cers Pat Snickles and Jack Lucas.

DEER: “Although I would readilyadmit our deer numbers are defi-nitely lower than several years ago,northern Indiana County deernumbers remain stable andhealthy,” says northern IndianaCounty WCO Pat Snickles. “I’vehad the opportunity to see severaltrail camera pictures of some in-credibly large antlered bucks, andquite frankly, if I hadn’t seen thepictures myself I’d doubt the valid-ity of the claims. I would encour-age hunters to seek permissionfrom local farmers and agriculturalareas for the greatest chance ofsuccess.”

“Whitetail deer vary dependingon WMU,” notes southern IndianaCounty WCO Jack Lucas. “Theycan be found on both the privatesectors and state game lands, how-ever, the farming communities inWMU 2D produce the largestnumbers. WMU 2C continues toproduce deer but in much lowernumbers than in past years. Indi-ana County has large numbers ofDeer Agriculture “Red Tag” per-mits available in the spring. Con-sider the offseason benefits ofhunting and helping our agricul-tural communities lower deerdamage.”

WILD TURKEYS: Prospects for wildturkeys appear to be fair this fall.Lucas says that while wild turkeyscan be found throughout his dis-trict, the numbers of poults pro-duced this year appear to be low.

In northern Indiana, Snicklessays, “I still don’t see the numerousflocks of turkeys that were onceroutinely seen throughout the dis-trict in years past. Preseasonscouting should provide the nec-essary clues to finding birds duringthe fall season.”

BLACK BEARS: “Again this year I’veonly had a handful of nuisancecomplaints, but bear sightings re-main high throughout northernIndiana County,” reports Snickles.“I still believe this district is a greatplace to hunt bears and wouldsuggest looking at some less tradi-tional areas for hunting bruins thisyear. Rayne and Washington town-ships would be excellent places toscout for bruins, but since there isno public land in these townships,be certain to get permission beforehunting on private lands.”

“Black bears are in ample num-bers throughout the district,”notes Lucas. “The higher popula-tions appear to be in the moun-tainous sections such as SGLs 153,79 and 276 all in WMU 2C. WMU2D shows increasing numbersbased on complaints and conflictsthroughout the year. Areas such asthe Jacksonville, McIntyre and Shelocta continue to produce themost complaints throughout thesummer.”

SMALL GAME: “Some rabbits canbe found throughout on privateand state game lands,” says Lucas.“Pheasants are good. They can befound on the state game lands andon many farms enrolled in thepublic access program. Grouse ap-pear to be lower numbers. On stategame lands, in heavy regrowthareas of timbered areas have pro-duces some birds.”

“Pheasant hunters will have torely on hunting stocked birdsthroughout our state game landsand cooperative farm-game proj-ects with appropriate habitat,” re-ports Snickles. “I recommendchecking out the Army Corp of En-gineers Mahoning Flood ControlProject and SGL 262, betweenRochester Mills and Smithport.Please be respectful to privatelandowners and ask permissionbefore accessing their properties.Rabbit populations remain fairlyhigh around heavily brushed areasand fallow fields near heavy cover.

A lot of these areas would be ex-tremely difficult to walk through,but having some rabbit dogs, suchas a pair of beagles, could make forsome good days afield. Ruffedgrouse populations remain spottyat best throughout northern Indi-ana County. I recommend lookingfor prime habitat and concentrateyour hunting in and around theseareas.”

WATERFOWL: “Resident goosepopulations can be foundthroughout the district, but theredoesn’t appear to be nearly asmany local flocks as there were inyears past,” says Snickles. “To com-plicate things, many of these localgroups frequent ponds and im-poundments close to homes andbusinesses. As for ducks, YellowCreek Lake is the only area locally

that receives heavy waterfowlhunting pressure. Hunters can befound primarily in and around theback coves of the lake from theearly season until the close of thelate season.”

Lucas adds that in southern Indi-ana County, Conemaugh Lake at-tracts both ducks and geese andreceives attention from water-fowlers.

2 — Indiana Gazette Hunting Section, Monday, October 4, 2010

Fall hunting forecasts offer mixed bag

JAMIE EMPFIELD/Gazette

MATT BYERLY set up his tree stand on his family’s property in Armstrong Township in preparation for the upcoming archery and rifle deer seasons.

Indiana County WCOs providethe lowdown on area prospects


One of my first hunting experi-ences took place 40 years ago. Ijoined my childhood buddy Randyand his father, Paul, and the ring-neck’s cackle left a lasting impres-sion as it rose from the brushycreek bottom located within afarm just outside Creekside. Thebird kept flying, but the excite-ment generated by such seeminglyarduous flushes remained.

I’d like to think that bird, and thefew others put up during my “earlyyears,” were wild ones. If theywere, I guess I got to experiencethe tail end of an era, one whensmall game was an important fuelfor most hunters’ efforts. Deer inthe Indiana County area, while notscarce, weren’t exactly plentiful. Ican recall when deer sightingsgenerated “guess what I saw” com-ments. When small game seasonopened in October, clusters ofbraze orange-capped hunterswould be observed, with regulari-ty, working cornfields and over-grown countrysides.

Sadly, hunting efforts directedtoward small game species havebeen on the gradual decline dur-ing past decades. There are fewerof the brushy hedgerows, revertingfarmland and young forests mostsmall game species require. Andwhile small game numbersdropped, whitetail and wild turkeypopulations rose, stimulating apredictable pattern in hunting ac-tivity.

Of all popular small gamespecies, hardest hit is the ringneckpheasant. For those willing to seekout the better habitats, most yearsthere seem to be enough grousearound to keep things interesting.And while rabbits have less of thebroken farmland that assist themin evading predators, there arebunnies out there leaving scent forenergetic beagles. Find a ridgewith mature hardwoods — andthere are many around here — andyou’ll find lots of squirrels, thoughvery few pursue them.

But ringnecks, despite many ef-forts to re-establish wild popula-tions, remain pretty much a put-and-take item supplied andstocked by the Game Commissionor a private hunting preserve.

This fall the commission plans tostock around 100,000 pheasants,the same level it has since 2004,when it reduced its pheasant pro-duction program by half due tobudget cuts. Pheasant stockingwill begin Oct. 8 in preparation of

the annual youth pheasant hunt(Oct. 9 to 16). The general pheas-ant season opens Oct. 23 and runsthrough Nov. 27.

According to the Game Commis-sion, during the regular fall season,the agency focuses pheasantstocking on State Game Lands andselect state parks and federallands. However, in some areaswhere habitat conditions on pub-lic lands are marginal, birds may

be stocked on properties enrolledin the Game Commission publicaccess program. Game Commis-sion regional offices have an up-dated publication titled “A GuideTo Pheasant Releases And More,”which identifies State GameLands, and those state parks andfederal lands with suitable habitatthat receive pheasant stockings.The publication, posted on theGame Commission’s website

(www.pgc.state.pa.us), can beviewed by putting your cursor over“Hunt/Trap” in the menu bar atthe top of the page, clicking on“Hunting,” clicking on “Pheasant”in the “Small Game” listing andthen choosing “Pheasant Manage-ment Program” in the “Programs”listing.

In an effort to restore wild pheas-ants, the Game Commission hasestablished four Wild Pheasant Re-

covery Areas, on which trappedwild pheasants are released. Theagency hopes to create a density of10 hen pheasants per square mileon these areas, ones chosen be-cause of the suitable pheasanthabitat found there. Pheasanthunting is prohibited on WPRAs,as is the release of pen-raised ring-necks. The four WPRAs are PikeRun, Somerset, Central Susque-hanna and Hegins-Gratz Valley,with the former two being found inwestern Pennsylvania (Washing-ton and Somerset counties, re-spectively).

Locally, though fueled bystocked birds, hunters can expectto enjoy some respectable pheas-ant hunting on public lands. StateGame Lands 262 and 276, in par-ticular, receive high numbers ofbirds. Another opportunity is thefederal land of the MahoningCreek Lake project, which is man-aged by the Game Commission.

In addition to public lands,there’s also the option of spendinga session on a private regulatedshooting ground, such as theWood Crest Point facility, foundnear Brush Valley. Such places areideal for busy folks that have limit-ed time to hunt and wish to do soin areas recently stocked withpheasants (chukar and quail canalso be released).

Hunters intent on providingyoung dogs with plenty of birds towork also frequent private pre-serves. Hunts can be set up forhalf-day or full-day sessions; dog-less hunters can also arrangehunts with trained dogs.

Information on Wood Crest Pointcan be found at www.woodcrestpoint.com.

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AREA HUNTERS have several public and private options to pursue ring-necked pheasants, such as these takenby Adam Bouch, of Creekside.

By ZEKE [email protected]

Early on in my hunting career Isomehow learned about goosehunting at Pymatuning WildlifeManagement area.

At the age of 13, I read in thePennsylvania Game Commission’s“Hunting Digest” the details onhow to obtain a permit for a blindto hunt this special area for geese.A lottery system is in place fordrawing a permanent blind, and anumber of limitations as to howyou could hunt the area are inplace to insure good hunting op-portunities. It sounded like a pret-ty good chance of getting a goose,and at that point I had only everbagged one. After talking with mydad, we applied for a blind, and Iwas lucky enough to be drawn onour first attempt.

The whole experience of wakingup super-early and driving to thegoose management building topull a pill to indicate which blindyou would hunt was all very excit-ing to me and my friend, MikeHaldin. When we arrived, a line outthe door was already formed forthose hoping to draw a no-showblind, and everyone was dressedhead to toe in camouflage.

After drawing blind No. 11 werented a dozen plywood silhouettedecoys and got directions to outblind from a conservation officer.The entire atmosphere surround-ing the management building wassimilar to the same excitementsurrounding the first day of deerseason.

As dawn developed, honks andshots could be heard in every di-rection. However, few geese were

seen in our area because our blindwas farther away from the mainlake. Then out of nowhere a groupof seven geese glided into our de-coys. After a volley of shots, Mikeand my father had their limit ofone goose each. Shortly after, Ibagged my goose, and the pressurewas on the final hunter to bag hisbird. Unfortunately, he was notmuch of a wing shot and eventual-ly the 10 shells that are permittedfor each hunter were empty hullslaying on the blind floor.

In one morning I had seen moregeese than I had in my entire life,and it pretty much was the turningpoint for me becoming addicted towaterfowl hunting.

After the hunt, we returned to

the goose management building tohave our birds weighed, sexed andaged. One of our three geese alsosported the first band that I hadever seen, which in that area issomewhat common. Each year theGame Commission bands a num-ber of birds, and the areas at Py-matuning and Middle Creek prob-ably offer the best chance on theEast Coast to harvest a bandedgoose. I have harvested three geeseat Pymatuning, and two of themwore jewelry.

The lake was dammed primarilyfor water conservation and floodcontrol in the Shenango and OhioRiver valleys. It comprises 25,000acres, of which 17,000 acres arewater and 8,000 are land. The lake

is 16 miles long with 70 miles ofshoreline, and it is the largest bodyof water in the state. It lies partly inOhio, has a capacity of 67.2 milliongallons and a maximum depth of35 feet.

Some 2,200 acres are under agri-cultural cultivation managed bythe Game Commission. Yearly, 750acres are planted in corn, 200 inbuckwheat, 200 in rye, 200 inwheat and 80 each in sweet cornand beans for the commercialmarket. The remaining acreage ismaintained as pasture and grassesthat are the primary food require-ment for Canada geese.

On the controlled portion,shooting is from sunrise to noononly. Shooting days are Monday,

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.This leaves every afternoon andthree days for geese to feed unmo-lested. Consequently, they stay inthe area longer.

To encourage shooting only atgeese in range, hunters are re-stricted to a limit of 10 shells. Toprovide more sport to morehunters, the federal limit of twogeese is further reduced in thiscounty (Crawford) to one goose.Federal limits on ducks prevail.Hunters may use the controlledgoose area only once each year.

Peak fall populations occurabout the middle of October, whenmigration is at its peak, with about15,000 geese in the refuge. It is im-possible to determine how manygeese use the area each year be-cause the birds are arriving andleaving during the migratory sea-son. More than 2,500 Canadageese are taken annually on thecontrolled area. Game Commis-sion personnel estimate another1,000 are bagged in the surround-ing area.

Good hunting also exists on theState Game Lands near the con-trolled area.

Certain areas are also utilized ina controlled duck shooting pro-gram. These areas, similar to thegoose management areas, areopen Monday, Wednesday, Fridayand Saturday. Fifty hunters arepermitted in each area. Selection ison a first-come, first-served basis,with applicants lining up single fileat the goose management build-ing. Hunting ends at noon. Identi-fication tags are issued, ducks arethe only legal game, and ducksmust be presented at the manage-ment building after the hunt forweighing, sexing and aging.

Although it is a bit of a drive, ex-periencing what waterfowl hunt-ing is all about is worth the ride.There are only two problems that Ihave with hunting Pymatuningother than the drive. The mainproblem is that some blinds justdo not see much action and oncertain days will not producemuch shooting. After drawing onesuch blind I have yet to go back, al-though I plan to apply next year.The other downside is that you areonly allowed to shoot one goose.For most hunters this is not aproblem, yet once we began tohammer on the nuisance geese, itjust didn’t seem worth driving thatfar for just one goose.

If you have never hunted water-fowl, applying for a blind at Py-matuning is guaranteed to be amemorable experience.


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In recent years the coyote hasbecome a popular game animal ofhunters and trappers in Pennsyl-vania.

What was once thought of as apredator of the northern tier of thestate can now be found in nearlyevery county. As the populationhas expanded, more sportsmenhave looked into specifically tar-geting this unique animal. Hunt-ing coyotes does not require a fur-takers license, which is perhapswhy so many readily enter thesport.

The bulk of coyotes harvestedeach year are taken by opportunitywhile hunters are pursuing otherspecies, such as deer, bear andgroundhogs. However, as the biggame hunting seasons close andthe snow begins to fall, manybegin to target these song dogs ex-clusively.

Possibly the most popular way tohunt coyotes is by using predatorcalls to entice a coyote seeking aneasy meal into shooting range.With the coyote being such an effi-cient predator, often it already hasa full belly upon hearing the callsof a hunter. Just as many would de-cline a last-minute invitationThanksgiving afternoon for a freesteak dinner, coyotes couldn’t careless how convincing a series ofdying rabbit screams are whentheir stomach is full.

Another problem with predatorcalling for coyotes is that theirhome range can be extremelylarge. If a coyote does not hear thecalls, there is no chance it will re-spond. Scouting and locating coy-

otes can help to have them withinrange, although even then theymay simply not respond. WesternPennsylvania is nothing like outWest, where predator hunters havecalling stands that offer vantagepoints farther than what their riflecan shoot. Around here the thickcut-out timber and topographymake it easy for a coyote to circlein downwind without ever beingseen.

While trapping is possibly themost effective way to control thecoyote population, fur prices forfox and coyote have been extreme-ly low in recent years. Most fox andcoyote hides will be worth lessthan $20 this year, making it un-reasonable to run a long line.

With the conventional huntingtactics and trapping having littleimpact, the population of coyoteshas continued to grow in the state.Consequently, a number of sports-men’s clubs began holding sanc-tioned coyote hunts to help raisefunds and control the population.

As these coyote hunts gained inpopularity, the number of huntersthat began to use foxhounds to runcoyotes also increased. It hasreached the point where morethan half of the coyotes harvestedin these hunts come from groupsrunning hounds.

While the bulk of hunters rely onsome type of foxhound, coon-hounds have also been used withsome success. The foxhound’s abil-ity to run all day makes it an excel-lent fit for running coyote. Lastwinter there were hunts where thetracking collars indicated that thehounds had run 25 miles on givendays.

When snow is present, locating a

fresh coyote track and turning thehounds loose is the preferred wayto hunt. However, when there is alack of snow or tracks are not pres-ent, handlers will simply “cold-cast” their hounds. This is done inan area where coyotes are knownto frequent in hopes that thehounds will hunt around andjump one. Locating calls andsirens can at times be used to lo-cate a coyote to help know whereto cast the hounds, although thecoyotes quickly catch on to thesetactics.

Once the chase begins, huntersattempt to position themselves inareas that will offer a shooting op-portunity should a coyote comethrough. In most instances thecoyote will make a few tight circlesbefore feeling the human presenceand altogether leaving the area.

When the coyote does decide tocheck out, it can take the houndsout of the area quickly. Roads arethe biggest problem with this typeof hunting because once the chasebegins, there is no calling off thedogs. With most of the big hunts

coming long after deer season,most property owners understandwhen the dogs wind up some-where they shouldn’t be. With theadvancement of modern trackingcollars, losing dogs happens rarely,although in most of the better coy-ote habitat, rugged terrain, driftedsnow and lack of roads make it dif-ficult to keep them in hearingrange.

Even with a pack of well-trainedhounds and veteran hunters, thecoyote still wins more times thannot.

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WITH INCREASED popularity in organized coyote hunts, more hunters have begun to use hounds to seek out the predators.

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RUFFED GROUSE: Oct. 16–Nov. 27, Dec. 13–23 & Dec. 27–Jan. 22, 2011RABBIT (Cottontail): Oct. 9–16

HARES (Snowshoe Rabbits) or VARYING HARES: Dec. 27–Jan. 1, 2011 Limit: 1 daily, 2 in possession.

On Friday, Saturday, & Sunday only. No limit.CROWS: July 2–April 10, 2011

Limit: 1 bird, either sex.

SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded Bird Only): Statewide: April 23, 2011

DEER MUZZLELOADER (Antlerless) Statewide: Oct. 16–23

DEER (Antlered) WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2G, 3C, 4B, 4D & 4E: Nov. 29–Dec. 3

Approved 2010-11 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits in PennsylvaniaSmall Game Big Game WMU = Wildlife Management Unit

PHEASANT (Male only) WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A, & 5B: Oct. 23–Nov. 27

Limit: 1 per hunting license year. Bear license required.

DEER (Antlerless) Statewide: Oct. 21–23

Special season for eligible JUNIOR HUNTERS, with required license properly accompanied as required by law, & mentored youth hunters. Limit: 1 bird during this hunt

SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded Bird Only): April 30–May 31, 2011 Limit: 1 bird daily, 2 for the season (second spring gobbler may be taken by persons who possess a valid second wild turkey license)

BOBWHITE QUAIL: Oct. 23–Nov. 27; Closed in WMUs 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D

Limit: 2 daily, 4 in possession.


BLACK BEAR Statewide: Nov. 20, 22 & 23

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Limit: 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER (Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C & 5D: Dec. 27–Jan. 29, 2011 Limit: 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

Limit: 1 antlered deer per hunting license year.

Limit: 1 antlered deer per hunting license year. 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

Limit: 1 antlered deer per hunting license year. 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

Limit: 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

NO TAKING OF PHEASANTSIN ANY WILD PHEASANTRECOVERY AREA.

DEER, FLINTLOCK (Antlered or Antlerless) Statewide: Dec. 27–Jan. 15, 2011 Limit: 1 antlered or antlerless deer with general license backtag & an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, FLINTLOCK (Antlered or Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C & 5D: Dec. 27–Jan. 29, 2011 Limit: 1 antlered or antlerless deer with general license backtag & an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

Special season for eligible JUNIOR HUNTERS with requirements as listedfor squirrels & rabbits. Limit: 2 daily, 4 in possession after first day.

RABBIT (Cottontail): Oct. 23–Nov. 27, Dec. 13–23 & Dec. 27–Feb. 26, 2011


This chart is intended for generalinformational purposes only. Alwaysconsult PA game rules before you hunt.

Source: PA Game Commission

DEER (Antlered & Antlerless) WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2G, 3C, 4B, 4D & 4E: Dec. 4–11

SQUIRRELS (Combined Species) Fall Season Oct. 16–Nov 27, Late Season Dec. 13–23 & Dec. 27–Feb. 5, 2011 Limit: 6 daily, 12 in possession after first day.

Special season for eligible JUNIOR HUNTERS (12–16 years old without required license who have successfully completed a Hunter–Trapper Educationcourse & Junior License holders), & accompanied as required by law & mentored youth hunters. Limit: 6 daily, 12 in possession after first day.

Special season for eligible JUNIOR HUNTERS (12–16 years old without required license who have successfully completed a Hunter–Trapper Educationcourse & Junior License holders), & accompanied as required by law & mentored youth hunters. Limit: 4 daily, 8 in possession after first day.


PHEASANT Males only in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A & 5B; Males & Females in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C & 5D: Oct. 9–16

Males & Females in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C & 5D: Oct. 23–Nov. 27, Dec. 13–23 & Dec. 27–Feb. 5, 2011

WILD TURKEY (Male or Female) WMUs 1A, 1B & 2A, shotgun & bow & arrow (inc. crossbows) only: Nov. 13–19 & Nov. 25–27WILD TURKEY (Male or Female) WMU 2B, shotgun & bow & arrow only: Nov. 6–19 & Nov. 25–27 Limit: 1 bird, either sex.

Limit: 1 bird, either sex.WILD TURKEY (Male or Female) WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 4A, 4B & 4D: Nov. 13–Nov. 19 & Nov. 25–27Limit: 1 bird, either sex.WILD TURKEY (Male or Female) WMUs 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4C & 4E: Nov. 6–19 & Nov. 25–27

Limit: 1 bird, either sex.WILD TURKEY (Male or Female) WMU 5A: Nov. 16-18; WMUs 5B, 5C & 5D: Closed to Fall Hunting

Limit: 1 per hunting license year. Bear license required in addition to regular hunting license.

ELK (Antlered or Antlerless): Nov. 1–6 Limit: 1 with required license. Conservation Tag: Sept. 1–Nov. 6 Limit: 1 with required license. Outside Elk Management Area: Nov.8–13 Limit: 1 with required license.

DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered & Antlerless) Statewide: Oct. 2–Nov. 13 & Dec. 27–Jan. 15, 2011 Limit: 1 antlered deer per hunting license year. 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER ARCHERY (Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C & 5D: Sept. 18–Oct. 1 & Nov. 15–27DEER ARCHERY (Antlered & Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C & 5D: Oct. 2–Nov.13 & Dec. 27–Jan. 29, 2011 Limit: 1 antlered deer per hunting license year. 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER (Antlered & Antlerless) WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3D, 4A, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D: Nov. 29–Dec. 11

Junior & Senior license holders (also persons who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in year of license application & hold a valid adult license, or qualify for license & fee exemptions underSection 2706), disabled persons with permit to use a vehicle as a blind, & PA residents serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces only. Limit: 1 antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

WOODCHUCKS (Groundhogs) No closed season except Sundays; during the regular firearms deer seasons & the legal hunting hours of the spring turkey season. Sunday hunting is prohibited. No limit.

By MALCOLM GAYNew York Times News Service

APPLE CREEK CONSERVATIONAREA, Mo. — Mist clung to theoaks here as Arron Hendershott, aspear in one hand and a Stone Ageweapon known as an atlatl in theother, stalked his prey.

Hendershott, who could hearbut not see his quarry, engaged the6-foot spear into a hook at the endof his atlatl, an ancient throwingdevice that uses leverage tosharply increase the speed anddistance a spear can travel.

Early humans used the weaponto kill mastodons. Seventeen thou-sand years later, Hendershott hadmore modest plans. He was hunt-ing a 2-pound squirrel.

“This really is overkill,” said Hen-dershott, who works for the Mis-

souri Department of Conserva-tion. Like other primitive-weaponsenthusiasts, Hendershott has beenbrushing up on his atlatl skills ever

since Missouri announced thisyear that it would allow theweapon for hunting deer.

“You can send one of thesethings through a garage door —don’t ask me how I know that,” saidHendershott, who is preparing forthe season by throwing spearsdown from his porch to mimic theperspective of a deer blind.

For decades, weapons buffs havequietly taught themselves ancienthunting techniques by making at-latls, bows, slings and spears out ofcrude materials. But in an era ofhigh-velocity bullets and infraredscopes, which some say leach thechallenge from hunting, atlatl andspear proponents have been lob-bying state wildlife agencies toallow them to hunt big game withStone Age weapons, a practice nowexplicitly legal only in Missouriand in Alabama.

“It’s part of our heritage,” saidRon Mertz, president of the 30-member Missouri Atlatl Associa-tion, which lobbied for the newhunting season. “There’s a ro-mance about it.”

The word “atlatl” comes from theAztec. The mechanism, still usedby a handful of Inuit fishermen tokill seals, allows a skilled throwerto launch a spear roughly 100yards. Anthropologists say theweapon, an early complex tool,gave Homo sapiens a critical evo-lutionary edge.

“It’s one of the first mechanicalinventions, maybe the first, to aug-ment human power,” said JohnWhittaker, an anthropologist atGrinnell College in Iowa. “Youdon’t have to get close to big ani-mals.”

One driving force behind thelobbying campaigns is Gene Mor-ris, 77, who, at his museum inSummerdale, Ala., displays someof the 548 big game animals hesays he has killed with spears.Many primitive weapons enthusi-asts, he says, follow a familiar pat-tern: from rifle to muzzleloader tobow to atlatl to spear alone.

’’It got too easy,” said Morris,who says that he has — on 43 sep-arate occasions — killed two ani-mals at once by throwing a spearfrom each hand. “I’m activelyworking on throwing three spearsat once,” he said.

Some state wildlife agencieshave balked at allowing atlatls forlarge game seasons, fearing that apoorly thrown spear, or “dart,”would cause an animal unneces-sary suffering. In 2006, the Penn-sylvania Game Commission de-nied an effort to legalize atlatl deerhunting.

But enthusiasts say they are pro-ficient with their weapons andwould hurl spears only at animalsthey knew they could kill cleanly.

“You owe it to the deer to prac-tice,” said Hendershott, who after

hours of searching for squirrelsand carp never laid eyes on either.

The secret to killing small gamewith an atlatl is to throw at thou-sands of them, said Ray Madden ofJoplin, Mo., who is on record ashaving been the first person in thestate to kill a squirrel with theweapon — a feat he accomplishedwhile en route to his mailbox.

“I would really like to kill a deerwith an atlatl before I die,” saidMadden, 74. ”But I’m going tohave to hurry.”


Weapons buffs learn ancient techniqueWhat is

an atlatl?The atlatl itself is a wooden

piece, about 2 feet long, usedas leverage to propel a huntingdart. The darts are arrow-likeand can up be up to 8 feet long.

How’s it pronounced?AT-lad-ul, although AT-ul-AT-

ul is often used.Was it used by prehistoric

man in Pennsylvania?Archaeological digs have

produced evidence that atlatluse in the state goes back some8,000 years.

What about elsewhere?Spanish conquistadors said

they feared its use by theAztecs, and some believe theatlatls may have contributed tothe extinction of the woollymammoth.

Are they legal elsewhere?A handful of states allow it for

hunting or fishing.How much do they cost?A leading manufacturer will

sell a production-model atlatland five darts for approximately$140.

HUNTER-TRAPPER COURSES■ Where: Apollo-Spring Church

Sportsmen’s ClubWhen: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24Registration: Required in advance,

online at www.pgc.state.pa.usClass limit: 150Contact: Call (724) 478-1248 or

(724) 826-0026.

■ Where: Apollo-Spring ChurchSportsmen’s Club

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday, Nov. 13 and 14

Registration: Required in advance,online at www.pgc.state.pa.us

Class limit: 150Contact: Call (724) 478-1248 or

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NoteParticipants must be at least 11

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By ZEKE [email protected]

Already in my travels I have had anumber of area outdoorsmenquestioning what is involved incatching a fisher.

With a new season open this yearfor WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F ,manyfurtakers are planning how andwhere they will attempt to harvesttheir first fisher. The season willrun from Dec. 18 to 23. Each per-mit holder is allowed to harvestone fisher.

The possibility of snow beingpresent should be a benefit totrappers because tracks will allowthem to fine-tune their set loca-tions. Fishers can cover a largeamount of territory in a day andoften will hunt an entire drainageovernight. In most instances theywill eventually come back throughthe area, although they are knownto be drifters.

The biggest problem that trap-pers will face during this late-De-cember season is the fisher’s lovefor carrion. After deer season thereis no shortage of dead deer, gutpiles and roadside piles of ribcages. A fisher loves a free mealand will camp out at the carrion,much as an opossum does.

With the fisher camped out on adeer kill, it will travel little, if any,and stay in the area of the kill untilit is consumed. During deer sea-son, paying attention to crossingswhen snow is present should pre-pare a permit holder for where tofocus the steel.

Almost any fox or coon footholdtrap should work for fisher, al-though a good swiveling and an-choring system should be in placebecause fisher are very active afterbeing caught.

Conibears of either 120 or 160sizes also should work guardingbaited cubbies, although specialcare should be taken as to not har-vest more than one fisher. For themost part fisher should be runningsingle in December, although mosthabitats in this area will allow forranges to overlap.

As I have already told many thathave asked, fishers are extremelyeasy to catch. I would rate theirwariness of an unexposed trapcomparable to an opossum. Boxtraps sized for coon trapping willreadily catch fisher and also willallow for harvesting an adult maleshould one choose to seek a tro-phy. Some of the males can betwice the size of females with animpressive head similar to thebuild of a pit bull.

Baited cubbies created out of

rocks, stumps or logs also will easi-ly dupe a fisher as long as fresh baitis in place. Larger baits, such as anentire muskrat carcass or fist-sizedchunk of fish, will make a fishercommit to the set.

While fishers do like fish, theirname does not mean that they aregood swimmers or eat trout. Basi-cally a fisher is opportunistic andwill eat everything from a hiber-nating raccoon to a roostingturkey.

If you are in an area that has lotsof fishers, even a new trappershould experience success. How-ever, the most skilled trapper willfind it difficult to catch a fisher inan area where they are few and farbetween.

While some are concerned thattrappers from across the state willcome to this area to catch a fisher, Ireally do not see it happening.

Even for those willing to travel, thefour WMUs in question encom-pass a large area. Much of the areain question should have had a fish-er season in place three years agoso an unexpected over-harvestfrom an influx of eastern trappersshould not affect the populationtoo much.

I am already excited about theupcoming fisher season and hopefor my father and I to tag out onfisher and bobcat. If the weathercooperates, this trapping seasoncould be a memorable one for a lotof trappers.

It will be interesting to see howthe harvest will go and exactly howmany fisher permits will be pur-chased. While most fishers willprobably head to the taxidermist,for those looking to market theircatch, our fisher should see offersof $40 to $50 this year.


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We welcome the pictures you submitfor use on the Outdoors page in theIndiana Gazette. There are, however,a few things you should keep inmind when submitting a picture.

First, we cannot guarantee that thephoto will be returned. We will makeevery effort to get your picture back toyou, if you enclose a self-addressed,stamped envelope or can stop by theGazette to pick it up. However, we can-not assume responsibility for lost ordamaged pictures.

We accept both color and black-and-white prints. At times, we mustconvert color prints to black andwhite so it is important that all pic-tures have good lighting and be infocus, with strong contrast betweenthe light and dark areas. The betterthe original, the better the picturewill be in the paper. We can alsoprocess color and black-and-whiteslides.

Unfortunately, pictures printed with an ink-jet printer onregular printer paper cannot be used. The pictures may lookgood to the eye, but they do not have the detail and contrastnecessary to show up well in the paper. We can use picturesprinted on high quality photo paper as long as they don’thave to be enlarged.

You can also submit your photo in digital format, either on a floppy disk, CD or viae-mail. The photos should be submitted in jpeg or tiff format at high resolution. Keep inmind that most digital cameras take pictures at 72 dots per inch, while the Gazette printsat 172 dots per inch. In practice, what this means is we can get better results by reducinga larger photo than enlarging a small one.

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Hunters: Show off your successDue to the success of last year’s “Hunters’ Harvest”

section, the Indiana Gazette again will publish a special section with photos of successful buck hunters with theirharvest.

Buck hunters are invited to show off their success in thespecial section, which will be printed on Thursday, Dec. 16.Successful hunters and their prizes will be featured in photos.

There are several ways to show off your success: ■ E-mail a quality photo to [email protected].■ Send a quality photo by mail to Sports Department,

P.O. Box 10, 899 Water St., Indiana, PA 15701.■ Drop off your photo at the Gazette office at 899 Water

St., Indiana. ■ Let us take your photo for you. Hunters who choose

this option must bring their deer to the Gazette office, andthey must call ahead to make an appointment. However,there is no guarantee that a photographer will be available to

take your photo. Call (724) 465-5555, ext. 266, 267 or 257,to see if an appointment is available.

Your best bet is to send us a photo, either by e-mail orstamp mail. Photos that are sent by stamp mail or droppedoff can be picked up at a later date.

Photos should be submitted by Friday, Dec. 10.Submissions should include the hunter’s name, residence,

the number of points on the antlers, the place of the kill andthe time of the kill. The age can be included for youngerhunters.

A phone number should also be provided. Hunters with questions about these policies can contact

the sports department after 10 a.m. weekdays or from 8 to11 p.m. weeknights.

For guidelines on photo submissions, see the advertisement below.

In addition, the Gazette will continue to publish a list ofsuccessful hunters on a daily basis throughout the season.

Outdoors clubs■ Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen’s ClubSix miles east of Apollo on state Route 56 Call: (724) 478-1248■ Barr Township Rod and Gun Club678 Patch Run Road, Nicktown.Call: (814) 948-4660 or (814) 948-8632. ■ Burrell Township Rod & Gun ClubContact: Ralph Muir at (724) 459-5468 or Vince’s Gun Rack at (724)

459-8228■ Dayton Sportsmen’s Club1½ miles off state Route 839 just two miles before the town of

DaytonContact: Ronald Wells at (724) 286-9405■ Indiana County Beagle ClubContact: John Somonick at (724) 463-0651■ Indiana County Bow & Gun ClubU.S. Route 422 west of Indiana. Turn left onto Parkwood Road. Turn

left onto Laurel Road. Turn right onto old state Route 56.Contact: John Swarden at (724) 726-8124 or LeeRoy Vatter at (724)

463-0822■ Indiana County Fox & Coon ClubContact: Michael Yanity at (724) 254-9264■ Keystone Sportsmen’s ClubSix miles north of Elderton. From U.S. Route 422, take state Route

210 to Atwood boat launch, proceed straight approximately 2 miles.Turn right onto Hollow Road; travel approximately one-half mile to theclub on left.

Contact: Randy McCoy at (724) 783-6995■ Montgomery Township Rod & Gun ClubState Route 286 to Hillsdale. Go west on Wilgos Road for

approximately 1½ miles. Turn right on Rod and Gun Club Road.Contact: Mike Yanity at (724) 254-9264■ Moss Creek Rod & Gun ClubState Route 553 to Nicktown. Turn onto Moss Creek Road and

proceed approximately 2 miles to the bottom of the hill.Contact: Paul Shultz at (814) 743-5124■ Red Barn Sportsmen’s ClubContact: John Somonick at (724) 463-0651■ Rochester Mills Rod and Gun ClubContact: Brian at (724) 286-3222 or call (814) 938-4372■ Rossiter Sportsmen’s ClubU.S. Route 119 to Covode. Go east on Juneau Road and proceed

about 3 miles. At stop sign, go left. Proceed 1 mile to club.Contact: Charles “Sparky” Seger at (814) 938-7041■ Shelocta Sportsman’s ClubFrom U.S. Route 422 west, take state Route 156 west for one mile.

Turn left onto Sportsmen’s Club Road and travel about 6/10th of amile to the club entrance on the left.

Contact: Denny Heiple at (724) 459-9558■ Two Lick Valley Rod & Gun ClubState Route 240 to Cookport, turn onto Spruce Road, proceed

approximately 1 mile, turn left on Dogwood Road. The club is on theleft.

Contact: Paul Shultz at (814) 743-5124

Note: To add your club to the list or to report updated information,call (724) 465-5555, ext. 266, or [email protected].


The pursuit of whitetails with thetraditional flintlock muzzleloaderhas its rewards and challenges.

According to one 16-year veteranof late-season muzzleloaderhunts, fine tuning one’s equip-ment can ensure that your flint-lock, though considered a primi-tive weapon, is a dependable andefficient deer-hunting arm.

Like many hunters, Tony Tagliati,of Indiana, began muzzleloaderhunting as a way of extending histime in the field. A bit of a perfec-tionist when it comes to how hisfirearms function, Tagliati, overtime has experimented with vari-ous aspects of shooting a flintlock,tweaking things to where accuracyand reliability come to be expect-ed. Here are a few of his refine-ments.

BRIGHTENING THINGS UP: A fewseasons ago the Game Commis-sion decided to allow the use offiber-optic sights on flintlocks.Tagliati made the switch to suchsights, and though purists mayfind the use of such distasteful, he’sbeen pleased with the new hard-ware.

According to TRUGLO, a majorsight manufacturer, fiber opticswork by absorbing and channelingexisting ambient light to conciseaiming points.

“Fiber optic sights make a bigdifference both early and late inthe day,” reported Tagliati.

The advantage provided by fiberoptic sights isn’t limited to theends of the day, though. Thewoods and fields don’t offer muchcontrast during the winter, partic-ularly on dismal days, of whichthere are many.

It’s a simple matter to replace thefactory iron sights supplied with arifle with fiber optic versions. Mostsights come with the Allen wrenchneeded to make the switch.

BRING OUT THE BRASS: The stan-dard ramrods that come with flint-locks are made of wood or fiber-glass, materials that can breakwhen exposed to too much force.Opting for a ramrod with a greaterdegree of stiffness, Tagliati fash-ioned one out of a piece of brassround stock of the proper diame-ter. One end of the rod has beenmilled to a concave surface to seatround balls. The opposite end hasbeen tapped to except a variety ofends, including a ball retriever,which as the name suggests is used

to back a stuck lead ball from thebarrel. Other tools options includedevices for seating sabots, as wellas ones for cleaning the barrel.

A FLASH IN THE PAN: A flash in thepan can occur when the powder inthe flashpan ignites but the pro-pellant in the barrel does not.Tagliati found that some shooterstend to place too much primingpowder in the flashpan, not allow-ing enough space for the air neces-sary to provide good ignition. Hesays to go easy on the powder andto experiment with your rifle tofind out what is the right amount.

The flash hole, which allows theflame from the priming powder toreach the charge in the barrel,must be kept open as well. Tagliaticarries a needle with him in thefield to service the flash hole. A

paper clip is another option.

SPEED LOADING: Not that muzzle-loading is an activity where speedloading is typically necessary ordesirable, devices such as Thomp-son Center’s Speed Loaders mini-mize the chance of error duringthe reloading process. One end ofthe plastic capsule contains theprojectile. The other accepts thepowder charge. Since measuring isdone in controlled quarters, ratherthan in the field, it’s a simple mat-ter to get to correct amount in thespeed loader.

One final tip Tagliati mentionedis to be sure to run a dry patch ortwo through the barrel prior to thefirst hunt of the season. This willremove any excess oil in the barrelpresent from the previous clean-ing.


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