I have come to cleanse my outdoor writer’s soul at the altar of the gun. Dare I say, confess my sins of the gun flesh. I am here to purge some of the most egregious faux pas of gun buying that can be recounted. Most of us have admittedly owned a couple of guns that we were not particularly ...
If you and your loved ones are like me and my family, then you are probably looking for neat things to do throughout the fall. This time of year there are an abundance of festivals, autumn leaf tours, haunted houses, pumpkin patches, hayrides, bonfires and lots of restaurants with outdoor ...
When I purchased my first rifle from Ace Auto in Washington my Ruger M-77 .270 came with no iron sights. Scopes in those days were just beginning to reach levels of dependability that had not been seen in prior years.I did not have enough money saved for both rifle and scope, so my big brother ...
Youth Pheasant SeasonArchery season is just around the corner. Small game season will follow in short order.If you are looking for a great opportunity to spend time afield with your young person this fall, consider the youth pheasant hunt program offered by the Pennsylvania Game ...
Beware: This week’s column is more like a rant.Stay with me through the following paragraphs for I need to vent. I have grown tired of reading labels that claim “waterproofedness,” if that is even a word. If it’s not, it should be. I think I just made it up because spellcheck is nagging ...
The deer cleared an opening in the trees. I led the buck by a foot or so. I knew he was a good one. … OK, at least fair.Bang! Down he went.Looking like Jackie Robinson stealing home plate, he went into a low slide and came to rest at the foot of an old white oak root system that had fallen ...
