As I make my way up and down the aisles of the gun show, a repeated pattern unfolds before me. Rack after rack of display weapons contains one black rifle after another.They are mostly AR-15 variants with a Frankenteinian look to them. Some earn splashes of iridescent purple and gold and neon. ...
In 2006, I arrowed my first deer with a longbow, built by Ed Maurin of Stringtown. I gave the deer a half hour after the shot to expire. I climbed down from the tree stand, taking my time, making my way up the hill in the direction of the downed deer. It wasn’t long before I saw the white ...
Our hunting party is gathered around the tailgate of our pickup truck in the parking lot of State Game Lands 223.The crowd’s posture stiffens as a ghosted Pennsylvania Game Commission vehicle enters the lot. All eyes are upon the game warden as he makes his way across the lot. The warden has ...
As I moved out of the wood line and crossed onto the back side of our farm, I noticed someone in the corner of the field leaning on a fencepost next to the cattle stalls, so I made my way over, thinking it might be my brother or a friend.Figuring to inquire as to their luck on the day, I ...
As I watch a certain member of my family, who may or may not be a judge, prepare to depart for a morning’s hunt, I am taken back to our childhood days of dressing for cold weather hunts in bluejeans, cotton waffle long underwear, felt pack boots, etc.Just because he is smarter than me ...
This week, I’m going to take a very scientific subject and make it as unscientific as possible. In the words of Forrest Gump, “I am not a smart mam.” But here goes.Mr. Voight reaches out, saying, “Dave, I am looking for a rifle for my grandson and I want to buy the right weapon for a ...
