Opinions
Deer kill down from last year; buck harvest up
With the Zone 2 and 3A deer seasons closed, and the Zone 1 season still open through Sunday, firearms hunters have killed a total of 134,107 deer so far this season. That’s about 6 percent
Stop baiting deer on southeast’s Red tag farms – it could spread CWD
Last April when the Pennsylvania Game Commission board approved the use of baiting (on a limited basis) on Red Tag farms in several southeastern counties during deer season, I didn’t like it. Hunting deer over
The meanest land owner I ever met
The title of this blog should have been, My First Deer. I sure was grateful when an invitation came to join my friends at their farmhouse – the ultimate deer camp. Last weekend, I shot
Southern comfort: Opening Day
I’ve reached that point, as I do every deer season, where if I want to scream down the Northway, then I-88, then Route 17 or 86 or whatever they’re calling it this week to hunt
Restoring lake trout in Lake Ontario
I received a phone call on the second Friday morning of November from Capt. Frank Campbell. “What do you have going on today?” he asked. “Working on travel guide stuff and updating the hotline. Why?
Think Small for Rabbit Hotspots
Deer hunting didn’t become a part of my lifestyle until my teenage years were behind me, but November has always been a highly anticipated time of year for me because it marks the opening of
Chronic Wasting Disease — Pa.’s Agriculture Department a disappointment
Chronic wasting disease is now within Pennsylvania’s borders. With CWD already in New York, Maryland and West Virginia, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl Roe shared his concern with me last Monday.
Show me the bucks!
Every time I get on Facebook or open up my email, I’m seeing photos of hunters who have shot an incredible buck. It’s Nov. 9 and I’ve seen two good bucks. The first was about
Illinois deer harvest, and a big buck too!
Deer hunters continued their quick start in 2012, evident by the most recent harvest report by DNR. Through Nov. 4, archers had taken 30,956 deer, well above the harvest for the same period in 2011
