Pennsylvania has one of the highest population of hunters in the nation and with the opening day of rifle season less than a week away, the woods of will soon look like a pumpkin patch of orange jackets and hats.

Central Pennsylvania’s wide range of hollows and ridges it make it the ideal place to chase the white tail deer.

There are many of ways to hunt whitetail deer, but two of the most common ways that the hunters of Pennsylvania hunt deer are still hunting and driving.

Still Hunting

The most common way the people hunt is pot hunting, also known as still hunting.

In this method the hunter set up in a place where he or she thinks the deer will move through.  Still hunters must put many of hours into scouting deer and picking the right spot in order to be successful.

One of the best places to set up for a still hunt is on a point where you can see a couple of hundred yards in the distance.  The more ground you can cover the better.  Still hunting takes a lot of time and patience but can be a successful method if you chose your location carefully.

Deer Drives

The other most common way to hunt is putting on deer drive.

Driving is a very good way to hunt deer in the area after the first couple of days of deer season when deer are on the move.   This method requires a group of people working together to be effective.

Teams set a few people up in a fairly open spots in front of the thick spot that the drivers will be walking through. The standers wait for the drivers to push the deer to them.

The best drives  require a lot of people.   To be successful teams must set up number of standers and drivers and have hunters flanking each side to keep the deer from running out of the drive. It also helps to keep a hunter back at the start of the  drive started because deer will often try to escape by cutting back.

Deer driving is a very fun way to hunt and often is very successful way to hunt in Pennsylvania.

Whichever method you chose, I hope this helps you bag your deer in the 2014 season.

Remember to send photos of your successful hunt to the Eagle Eye for our annual slideshow.