Monday’s rifle deer opener in Pennsylvania was nearly perfect. The temperature was in the high 30s in northwestern Butler County, which made it extremely comfortable to sit on stand for an extended stretch. The few inches of snow covering the
Brett, Gary, Mike, Shawn, Todd and I arrived at Camp F-Troop on Friday night with high hopes for a repeat of last year’s bear opener. The main character from those events even made a return appearance – this time in
A few years ago the Pennsylvania Game Commission changed the opening day of bear season to the Saturday before Thanksgiving, moving it up two days from its historical Monday start. The decision gave hunters and extra day to chase and
I’m closing in on 40. I would say I’m nearing the common grouping of years generally referred to as “middle age,” but that’s a hard thing to nail down these days with people across the world, and this country especially,