Over the last few years, it has become customary for me to go to Delaware for a final hunt starting the day after Christmas and going until New Year’s Eve. […]
Read MoreWill it Take a While for Sunday Hunting to Catch On in PA?
Is it just going to take a while for Sunday hunting to catch on in Pennsylvania or was yesterday more of a sign of the changing culture of firearms hunting […]
Read MoreStaying Alive
So far so good. That’s the current status regarding buck kills near Horseshoe Hills during the first week of the firearms season. The reports I’ve gotten from neighbors include one […]
Read MoreOut in the Cold
I’d like to fill one more doe tag. Technically it’s an antlerless tag but make no mistake, it’s an adult doe I’m after. As much as I enjoy late season […]
Read MoreHabitat and Strategy: A Safe Haven for Bucks
I think it’s important to preface this post by saying I’m happy for anyone that fills their tag with whatever deer, buck or doe, makes them happy. As hunters we […]
Read MoreNo Effort, No Results on the Firearms Opener
You get out what you put in. That has pretty much always held true throughout my life and the 2025 “first day of buck” proved no exception. Make no mistake, […]
Read MoreThe Lost Luster of the “First Day of Buck”
It’s the eve of another opening day of the Pennsylvania firearms deer season. It’s a day as a kid I looked forward to as much as Christmas. Even before I […]
Read MoreSense of Humor Hunts
We didn’t care what the weather forecast was, we were going hunting. It was a rare occasion when me, my brother, and dad had a chance to hunt together on […]
Read MoreSelf Surgery
Self surgery is something I’ve done on many occasions. I have a high pain tolerance and don’t get queasy at the sight of blood. I also hate paying a nurse, […]
Read MoreDulloware: No Tags Punched
I hesitated on the title. Hunting the Great Cypress Swamp in southern Delaware is never dull because anything can happen at any moment. Considering I hunted over seven days and […]
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