Good Gun Guy Gets Bum Rap
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 …
Year: 2007
Trapping Still Open
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, …
Valentine’s Day
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).
Concealed Weapon Law
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 …
Phil Says …
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 …
Live Targets
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 …
Forestry Students Take Hunting Course
Not too long ago, most forestry students were hunters. How times have changed. Now, most students don’t hunt. One school, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is trying to change that. These students take courses in hunting, to learn to …
Time For A New Shotgun
OK, the punt gun was different. More historic than anything. Not very practical for today’s hunting. This, on the other hand, is today’s shotgun. The Beretta Xtrema2. Wow, I have never seen a video quite like this one. Outdoor Life …
Punt Gun
Did you ever want to shoot your limit of ducks or geese with one shot? Then a Punt Gun is what you are looking for…though not legal in the US, this bit of history is fascinating and this video demonstrates …
Forget Deer Hunting
Want a challenge? Feel the need to hunt something you don’t normally see in Penns Woods? Try Wallaby. Seems one is on the loose near the City. Check out this story: Wallabies, which look very similar to kangaroos, are native …