All tagged Deer Hunting
William Newman and his son Bill have operated Happy Hollow Hunts in Middleburg, Pennsylvania, since 1997. William purchased five sika does and a stag and began raising a herd of sika deer. Today, he has over thirty sika deer that roam his operation.
One evening, I looked through my Record of Exotic Score sheets and realized I was one animal away from completing the Cazador Slam. The Cazador Slam, through the Records of Exotics, comprises the following exotic animals: Blackbuck Antelope, Axis Deer, Fallow Deer, Aoudad, and Sika Deer.
Tahara Bish is a seventeen-year-old from Knox, Pennsylvania. When she was eleven, Tahara started hunting with her father, Pat Bish, because she wanted to hang out with him and make fond memories. She never really took hunting seriously until she met Wyatt Smith in 2019.
During the 2014 hunting season, my neighbor, Ron Kline, caught some great photos of a buck with his trail camera. This buck looked two and a half years old, and he was easily recognizable due to the two tears in his left ear. Because of these unique characteristics, Ron decided to name the buck Pirate.
Hunting mature bucks can drive a hunter crazy. Seeing an exceptional buck for the first time can lead to an unhealthy addiction. In 2014 I passed a young seven-point during archery season. I saw him again before rifle season, and he was missing one antler.
Scouting and doing inventory on whitetail deer is one of my favorite pastimes. Every year I spend countless hours setting up mock scrapes and cellular trail cameras. I love watching deer react to mock scrapes and keeping a detailed list of the bucks on the properties I hunt
Whitetail deer have been known to travel far distances for food or to breed. I have read studies about bucks and how far they roam. Living in Northwest Pennsylvania amongst farmland and large wooded lots, I have seen bucks travel between large parcels. One buck I first saw in the summer of 2018 changed my thoughts about how far deer will roam.
Benjamin Lindenberg has only been archery hunting for three years. He loves to shoot his Mathews Stoke any chance he can. Benjamin spends time at Route 157 Archery practicing his skill. The 8th grader from Cranberry High School says he enjoys Science and playing football, but his passion is hunting and fishing.
