Since I'm a local, I'd be curious which camp you're talking about. Mcveytown is only 3 miles up the road, and Tuscarora SF is only about 5 miles away.
Fishing during rifle seasons
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BrookieChaser
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Broodstock
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I agree with this. If you have to see orange to decide not to shoot, you are doing it wrong.
BradFromPotter
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wish the old airport was still there!
The stargazing field is infinitely better for the economy and local residents than the airport.
No one said it wasn't.
BradFromPotter
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Don't care. What economy is it benefiting? Not Galeton. How does it benefit the local residents?
Bring back the airport!
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For starters let’s look at the park itself.
There are park employees paid to maintain the park, a park manager, clerical staff, and park educators. Then there is local business that support the park, the company that pumps the outhouses, the company that delivers the drinking water and the trash company.
There’s a food truck up there on busy weekends owned by a local family, and another couple of local businesses that offer private star gazing within the park, and also astrophotography workshops. In additional there’s a handful of private stargazing experiences off site that are locally owned and piggyback on the cherry springs interest.
Let’s not forget the local resturants, and lodging. The Rough Cut Lodge is constantly adding on every time I drive by, and is always packed. How many of these star gazers are renting canoes bikes from Pine Creek Outfitters for a during the day activity?
Short term rental business is booming. Many camps are now being rented as Air BnB’s. Frosty Hollow Bed and Breakfast has a handful of additional properties near the park. Susquehannock Lodge is darn near always full.
So yeah. It’s most definitely benefiting the economy and at a much much higher level than the airport ever did.
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Yes but what happens when the bullet passes through or misses the target? This is something I consider when picking out stands.
I have had some real good days on the water during rifle season. My favorite spots that time of year are in " safety zones" but still rock an orange beanie walking to the crick.
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Again, I don't hunt, but I thought you are also supposed to look through/beyond your target. Prudence probably suggest non-hunters wear some orange when on hunting grounds.
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You are definitely supposed to look beyond your target. Learning that is part of hunter safety course. With that said, what happens to a bullet when it passes through meat and hits a rock? Is it possible the bullet breaks in to fragments and ricochetes?
For what it' s worth, the closest I've came to being a victim of a hunting accident was in York Co. while installing a new roof. No idea how far the bullet traveled only that it whizzed pretty close to me, hitting a tree maybe 6 ft from the edge I was installing metal drip edge on.
For what it' s worth, the closest I've came to being a victim of a hunting accident was in York Co. while installing a new roof. No idea how far the bullet traveled only that it whizzed pretty close to me, hitting a tree maybe 6 ft from the edge I was installing metal drip edge on.
When my dad was fixing up a house on the farm where the WW Jam is hosted, the white cottage that they rent out had a hole in the upstairs. It came through the wall and the new OSB on the inside. It was during hunting season, and the only thing we could figure was that it was a stray bullet from the other side of the river.
A few years a go a young man was shot and killed at lake nockamixon. He was sitting on the bank with his girlfriend. The hunter could only see the top of the man’s head and mistook him as a small mammal. The hunter was sentenced to 7 to 20 years for involuntary manslaughter. Im wearing orange when in areas where hunting is permitted and occurring.
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I actually work in the woods and have for the past 35 years. Sometimes on public land - sometimes on private land. I always wear blaze orange on my head, chest and back while working during any hunting seasons (spring or fall). I would recommend anybody fishing during current hunting seasons to do the same because it just kind of makes sense.
I never knew there was an airport in Cherry Springs but then again, I have never been to that area. Did local people fly into their homes or deer camp? Or was it mainly for sightseeing? What year did it close and why?
The term airport is used loosely.
Camp Elliot was a quasi-CCC type of program operated by the state and they constructed the grass landing strip for emergency use in the mid 1930s.
There was Saladae’s flying school there for some time, until the elder Saladae went to prison for murder in the 50s. His son took it over at some point and it existed until the early 2000’s. They offered flying lessons and airplane rides. It was used very sparingly. In 2007 the bureau of state parks expanded the astronomy observation field to that side of the road, on what was the grass landing strip.
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It’s not about mistaking a human for a deer. It’s about making sure there is no human in the vicinity of the deer you are shooting at. Someone walking on a trail could easily blend in and not be seen when a hunter is lining up a shot at a deer.
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Bumping this to the top to remind everyone that special firearm season (flintlock and antlerless firearm) is back on through Jan 20th (25th in some counties)
Be aware of this and courteous of the hunters. Please wear orange or at minimum a visibly bright color. I hate to see accidents happen in the woods.
Best of luck fishing and please be safe!
www.pa.gov
Be aware of this and courteous of the hunters. Please wear orange or at minimum a visibly bright color. I hate to see accidents happen in the woods.
Best of luck fishing and please be safe!
Seasons and Bag Limits | Game Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
<p>The license year begins July 1 and ends June 30.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>SUNDAY HUNTING:</b> It is unlawful to hunt on Sundays except foxes, crows and coyotes. Other exceptions are included with species seasons below.</p> <p> </p>
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SwissFamilyRobinson
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I can’t hump a deer up over a mini-mountain anymore like I used to be able to. However, I’ll still be up at camp sitting on my back porch with camo leaf draping drunk as a skunk on blackberry brandy pointing my barrel into the woods. Easy to keep your powder dry under a roof 😉Bumping this to the top to remind everyone that special firearm season (flintlock and antlerless firearm) is back on through Jan 20th (25th in some counties)
Be aware of this and courteous of the hunters. Please wear orange or at minimum a visibly bright color. I hate to see accidents happen in the woods.
Best of luck fishing and please be safe!
Seasons and Bag Limits | Game Commission | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
<p>The license year begins July 1 and ends June 30.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>SUNDAY HUNTING:</b> It is unlawful to hunt on Sundays except foxes, crows and coyotes. Other exceptions are included with species seasons below.</p> <p> </p>
Sounds good, where’s your camp?
