I had intended on staying out of this mess. Really, I had.
Jim Zumbo wrote a piece on his blog equating semiautomatic rifles as “terrorist” rifles, and stating there was no legitimate hunting reason to own such. It was a mistake.
Unlike so many in today’s world, Jim owned up to that mistake the very [...]

A judge has ruled the Little Juniata River is navigable and therefore public property.
Big win for Pennsylvania anglers.
See this NY Times article and the story in Outdoor News.
For years, [Donny] Beaver and his [Spring Ridge Club] had acted as though the water immediately downstream of Spruce Creek was for members only, even stringing piano wire [...]

A local gun shop helps the feds trap some felons.  You might think some kuddos are in store.  Not for Tanner’s Sport Center in Jamison, PA.  Instead, they got featured as a shady dealer on the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence website.  (No link provided intentionally.)
Check out this story:
A local newspaper ran the news [...]

In the past, we’ve written very little about trapping.  Mostly because I have yet to get into this sport.  But it clearly is an interesting hobby.
Check out the article sent in by alert reader from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Lynch, a Pennsylvania Game Commission employee, is one of 7,000 Pennsylvanians with trapping licenses, and is among the [...]

It’s a made-up holiday for the card makers, chocolate factories, and rose greenhouses. But most women expect something. So why not check out some of these offerings.
2005 Valentine’s Day Post. (We neglected, as all should, Valentine’s Day in 2006).

On November 29, 2006, Governor Rendell signed into a law a change that allows a hunter which a valid personal protection permit to carry a concealed weapon while hunting.
Act No. 2006-162
Section 1.  Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 2525. Possession of firearm for protection of self [...]

Punxsutawney Phil says Spring is coming!
Phil’s official forecast as read 2/2/07 at 7:28 a.m. at Gobbler’s Knob:
El Nino has caused high winds, heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures in the west.
Here in the East with much mild winter weather we have been blessed.
Global warming has caused a great debate.
This mild winter makes it seem just [...]

Oops, someone did it again; used live animals as targets. This time, it was turkeys.
Dozens of domestic turkeys were staked to bales of straw and used as live targets at an archery contest, according to authorities who charged a sportsmen’s club with violating animal cruelty laws.
The birds were secured at their feet but [...]