Tyler Frantz

Drafting this column in early February, there is no way of accurately predicting the weather when this issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News goes to press, but as I gaze out the window of my home office on this quiet Friday evening, the snow is still falling and it’s cold as a “you know what.”
Our dear pal Phil saw his shadow again, and all the weather reports seem to validate his prognostication with extreme cold warnings, -20 wind chills, and dangerous wind advisories over the next 24 hours.

School teachers who love to hunt receive the bulk of their vacation days during the wrong time of year. Sure, summers are nice for travel and recalibration, but they pale in comparison to spending time in a deer stand come November and December.
As an elementary STEM teacher by trade, I absolutely love my profession and the difference I get to make in young lives – but the limit of three personal days per school year can seem a bit skimpy when prime hunting opportunities compete with classroom duties.