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 MoreCamp Christmas 2025
Camp Christmas! It’s a tradition we started three years ago, which was the year we opened our camp at Horseshoe Hills. We put up our camp Christmas tree on the […]
Read MoreFlies, Friends, and Food Night
It was nice to knock the dust off my fly tying vice last night at a fun event sponsored by the Ken Sink Chapter of Trout Unlimited. It was our […]
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 MoreThemed Arrow Builds
I think I enjoy building arrows as much as shooting them. I’m a tinkerer in general, but building arrows comes with the satisfaction of a finished product that is functional […]
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