Member Only Hunts
2024 ANNOUNCED MEMBERSHIP HUNTS
The PBS has had some great membership hunts in recent years, and with the handful of 2024 Membership Hunts already completed at this writing (including Rick Wildermuth’s famous AZ deer and javalina hunt in January, Bubba Grave’s epic Davis Mtn TX hunt for hogs and javalina in February, Jesse Johnson’s cool TX hunt for hogs in February, and Mark Poyner’s new hog hunt at Ft Stewart, GA), 2024 will be another great year for our Membership Hunt program! Here is a current listing of the remaining 2024 Membership Hunts – do yourself a favor and try to attend at least one of these hunts or better yet, consider hosting one yourself. Contact me at jeffreyholchin@gmail.com with questions. We’re all about adventure and fellowship here at the PBS! Hope to see you at one or more of the following hunts. Reminder – please send me pics from these hunts if you are the host and/or attendee, so that I can include them in my photo album and post on the PBS website. Final note – at the Banquet I had discussions about future Membership Hunts including Manitoba spring bear, another Maryland Sika deer hunt, and something pretty unique and interesting – a lady’s only deer hunt in Nebraska, plus several more possibilities. Stay tuned.
Georgia mountains black bear hunt september 2024
Jerry Russell will again lead this public-land hunt in September - you will learn how to do it from an expert in bowhunting mountain black bears but you had better be in shape. The key is to find the right elevation where the white oaks are producing and be willing to get there for spot/stalk or to hang a stand on a tree that’s dropping akerns. The bears are there, so hopefully the weather will cooperate and some bears end up on the meat pole this year. Contact Jerry at stickbowjerry@hotmail.com for more details or to get on the list.
Jerry Russell will again lead this public-land hunt in September - you will learn how to do it from an expert in bowhunting mountain black bears but you had better be in shape. The key is to find the right elevation where the white oaks are producing and be willing to get there for spot/stalk or to hang a stand on a tree that’s dropping akerns. The bears are there, so hopefully the weather will cooperate and some bears end up on the meat pole this year. Contact Jerry at stickbowjerry@hotmail.com for more details or to get on the list.
Land-Between-The-Lakes Hunt in Kentucky
october 5-12, 2024
on the KY side from October 5-12, 2024 for whitetail deer and turkey. Thousands of acres of prime public land country to hunt. There are multiple cabins for rent but also tent camping available, and unbelievable cooking! Some nice bucks hit the ground here in 2022 and 2023. Contact Mark Wang at markhw19@yahoo.com if interested – there is a pretty high capacity but the cabins fill up fast. This annual hunt has become a classic as the hunters figure out the area and fill some tags. Many of these hunts either have a low capacity or fill up very quickly, but this one is an exception to that rule.
october 5-12, 2024
on the KY side from October 5-12, 2024 for whitetail deer and turkey. Thousands of acres of prime public land country to hunt. There are multiple cabins for rent but also tent camping available, and unbelievable cooking! Some nice bucks hit the ground here in 2022 and 2023. Contact Mark Wang at markhw19@yahoo.com if interested – there is a pretty high capacity but the cabins fill up fast. This annual hunt has become a classic as the hunters figure out the area and fill some tags. Many of these hunts either have a low capacity or fill up very quickly, but this one is an exception to that rule.
Catskills mountain new york deer and bear hunt
october 1-October 5 2024
A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF LAST YEAR'S HUNT, THE EVENT FOR 2024, MAY HAVE LONGER HUNTING PERIODS OF UP TO 12 DAYS OF HUNTING BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1. the location is expected to be the same centrally located public campground THAT provided easy access to different sections of the delaware wild forest, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres of big woods connected by approximately 33 miles of foot trails. this is a d.i.y. drive in hunt. you will be responsible for reserving your own campsite at the little pound campground by contacting www.reserveamerica.com, then type in "little pond campground, andes n.y." type in your preferred arrival date and your departure date, select your campsite #5 thru #10 are at the center of a group chosen for pbs. once they are full it is suggested you choose from #11 through #20. plans are still being finalized
life member joel riotto is setting this hunt up again. he is availabe at riottojn@optonline.net or by cell at 201-314-2866. don't contact him through social media sites
WHEN:
the N.Y. Archery season for Deer and Bear does not open until October 1, 2023. Please review the N.Y. hunting regulations prior to attending. You must purchase all necessary hunting licenses, non-resident hunting ($100.00) and non-resident Bowhunting, ($30.00) in advance. The hunting license should include the bear tag and the Bowhunting license will be either sex. Forest Preserve lands and Wild Forest Lands have restrictions which prohibit screw in steps or bow holders or anything else that might damage trees. Strap on bow and equipment holders are permitted. Tree Stands are allowed but must use strap on attachments. It is recommended that stands contain the name and address of the user.
Hunter education certification will be required unless you have a prior year New York license. This area has “antler point restrictions”, check the regulations carefully.
SUPPLIES:
This is a D.I.Y. drive in hunt, therefore it is suggested you bring everything you will need. However the Beaver Kill Grocery Co-op store is located about 4 miles away at 1517 Beaver kill Road, Lew Beach, New York. Days and hours of operation may vary. Pecks supermarket is located about 13.3 miles away at 29 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY, 12758, with the following hours of operation: Mon. – Sat. 7AM to 7PM, Sunday 7AM to 6PM.
october 1-October 5 2024
A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF LAST YEAR'S HUNT, THE EVENT FOR 2024, MAY HAVE LONGER HUNTING PERIODS OF UP TO 12 DAYS OF HUNTING BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1. the location is expected to be the same centrally located public campground THAT provided easy access to different sections of the delaware wild forest, consisting of approximately 27,000 acres of big woods connected by approximately 33 miles of foot trails. this is a d.i.y. drive in hunt. you will be responsible for reserving your own campsite at the little pound campground by contacting www.reserveamerica.com, then type in "little pond campground, andes n.y." type in your preferred arrival date and your departure date, select your campsite #5 thru #10 are at the center of a group chosen for pbs. once they are full it is suggested you choose from #11 through #20. plans are still being finalized
life member joel riotto is setting this hunt up again. he is availabe at riottojn@optonline.net or by cell at 201-314-2866. don't contact him through social media sites
WHEN:
the N.Y. Archery season for Deer and Bear does not open until October 1, 2023. Please review the N.Y. hunting regulations prior to attending. You must purchase all necessary hunting licenses, non-resident hunting ($100.00) and non-resident Bowhunting, ($30.00) in advance. The hunting license should include the bear tag and the Bowhunting license will be either sex. Forest Preserve lands and Wild Forest Lands have restrictions which prohibit screw in steps or bow holders or anything else that might damage trees. Strap on bow and equipment holders are permitted. Tree Stands are allowed but must use strap on attachments. It is recommended that stands contain the name and address of the user.
Hunter education certification will be required unless you have a prior year New York license. This area has “antler point restrictions”, check the regulations carefully.
SUPPLIES:
This is a D.I.Y. drive in hunt, therefore it is suggested you bring everything you will need. However the Beaver Kill Grocery Co-op store is located about 4 miles away at 1517 Beaver kill Road, Lew Beach, New York. Days and hours of operation may vary. Pecks supermarket is located about 13.3 miles away at 29 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY, 12758, with the following hours of operation: Mon. – Sat. 7AM to 7PM, Sunday 7AM to 6PM.
8. Eastern Shore MD hunt for sika deer
sept 29-oct 4 2024
Several members hunted the Blackwater National Refuge this fall and has good action, so Randy Brookshier, who knows this area and hunt very well, will host this new hunt from September 29-October 4, 2024 - contact Randy at stykbow59@comcast.net if interested. Size limit will probably be around 10-12 hunters.
sept 29-oct 4 2024
Several members hunted the Blackwater National Refuge this fall and has good action, so Randy Brookshier, who knows this area and hunt very well, will host this new hunt from September 29-October 4, 2024 - contact Randy at stykbow59@comcast.net if interested. Size limit will probably be around 10-12 hunters.
NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA DEER HUNT
october 28-nov 2, 2024
Northern PA deer hunt with Tim Denial and the Mercer County bowbenders - come experience the hardwoods of PA with Tim Denial and friends from October 28 to November 2, 2024. Stay at a nice campground with showers and hunt thousands of acres with Tim. This will be in Warren County, management unit 2F, and PA hunting licenses go on sale on June 1. This is a great time to experience the Northwoods of PA. Contact Tim Denial at zebdenial@gmail.com or 814-392-8785 if interested.
10. Blackbeard Island Georgia Hunt for Deer and Hogs
First Full Weekend in December 2024
Blackbeard Island GA hunt for deer and hogs - this is the nation’s oldest organized archery hunt on an island with ancient oaks, Spanish moss, giant rattlesnakes, big gators and lots of history. The deer are tiny but still fun to hunt, there were plenty of hogs for the 2023 hunt and the weather is usually pleasant. This hunt is usually the first full weekend in December (arrive and scout on Wednesday, hunt Thursday-Saturday, and depart on Sunday), there is no limit on the number of hunters who can join this hunt, and our own Jerry Russell will use his boat to shuttle hunters to/from the island. You will need both a GA big game license with deer tags and the NWR permit to hunt, and must follow the refuge rules to the letter. Jerry Russell is the host for this hunt now - contact Jerry at stickbowjerry@hotmail.com for more details or to get on the list. How often can you enjoy a beautiful sunrise over the ocean and hear waves crashing on the beach while watching deer or hogs feeding towards your stand? That alone is worth it.
First Full Weekend in December 2024
Blackbeard Island GA hunt for deer and hogs - this is the nation’s oldest organized archery hunt on an island with ancient oaks, Spanish moss, giant rattlesnakes, big gators and lots of history. The deer are tiny but still fun to hunt, there were plenty of hogs for the 2023 hunt and the weather is usually pleasant. This hunt is usually the first full weekend in December (arrive and scout on Wednesday, hunt Thursday-Saturday, and depart on Sunday), there is no limit on the number of hunters who can join this hunt, and our own Jerry Russell will use his boat to shuttle hunters to/from the island. You will need both a GA big game license with deer tags and the NWR permit to hunt, and must follow the refuge rules to the letter. Jerry Russell is the host for this hunt now - contact Jerry at stickbowjerry@hotmail.com for more details or to get on the list. How often can you enjoy a beautiful sunrise over the ocean and hear waves crashing on the beach while watching deer or hogs feeding towards your stand? That alone is worth it.
ARIZONA JAVELINA, MULE DEER AND COUES DEER
january 1-10, 2025
from January 1, 2025 until about January 10th or 12th or 14th or whenever folks decide to head home. This is a truck-camp type of hunt on public land. Rick guarantees warm clear sunny weather (jk)......and adventure with great food for sure! Contact Rick Wildermuth at Rwildermuth2@cox.net if interested. This is a classic Membership hunt.
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