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Title: PA Public Land Pressure
Post by: donjuan on April 29, 2018, 10:13:46 PM
What do you all find for public land pressure within an hour radius of Harrisburg? Unbearable? Not looking for your honey hole, just curious of areas like SGL 170 and 242 I grew up hunting but haven't been since moving.
Title: Re: PA Public Land Pressure
Post by: Uncle Nicky on April 29, 2018, 10:31:25 PM
I think it all depends on what your tolerance level is. I've hunted the big woods in PA ( Sproul, Allegany Forest, Moshannon) and didn't find it too bad. In the Poconos or SEPA where I live, I wouldn't even bother, every parking lot will have trucks in it, especially on Saturdays. I can't speak specifically of the area you are referring to, but I hope this helps.
Title: Re: PA Public Land Pressure
Post by: The Southpaw on April 30, 2018, 11:32:47 AM
Depends on where you are at. Close to Harrisburg, I would say there will be a lot of pressure. As you get farther away the pressure will decrease. There is a lot of public land around where I hunt and there are days where I have 10,000 acres to myself.
Title: Re: PA Public Land Pressure
Post by: RAU on April 30, 2018, 11:46:17 AM
only advice I can offer is to pick bigger tracts of public land and get back in a ways if your able. Pressure almost always decreases the further you get in off the road