Were those mountain deer?
You live in VA?…
Moved up here in the spring to start a new job.
…whereabouts?
Alexandria. I am about as close to DC as you can get and still be in VA. It is a 2.5 hour drive to the nearest public, mountain land.^
There's closer areas out west on 66 and 81, all NF by the AT, was stationed in NOVA 3 different times, about 1.5 hours away.
Used to live in Aquia Harbor south of Quantico when I was young. Never heard of bears down there.
Go north for bear. You can get into the Laurel Highlands in south central ish Pa. quicker than Georgia.
Saw them there in the mid 90s, no season then. 2000 to 04, saw more and the opened season after I left in 2005. They were still there 09 to 11.
I lived south of Quantico in the late 70's. So much civil war history down that way, too bad my interest was low. Dad and us were arrowhead hunters. Found many minie balls and didn't give it much of a thought
. One of my biggest regrets!!! I hate to think about it.My best friends dad was a Marine Lt. Colonel at Quantico.
Still learning my way around.
Sorry to hear that you've had to leave the peach state. I've shared the story many times of you taking the time to show me around that day in Cohutta a few years ago as an example of how mountain hunters in this state are a different breed. Crazy old men who spend months in the wilderness and manage to kill animals with sticks and strings that most "seasoned" hunters will never even see. But, most importantly, I tell that story to explain how the mountain hunters of North Georgia are welcoming and willing to teach the next generation of hunters instead of just keeping all the knowledge to themselves and shunning newcomers. It's guys like you and the others on this forum that will bridge the gap between the generations and ensure that the tradition of wilderness hunting in the east continues on to my children's generation. So I owe you and everyone else on this page a great deal of thanks for taking the time to teach those of us who come willing to learn.
