So there seems to be a PA bashing going on. I have made some comments myself, that there does seem to be less deer than in previous years. So why go?

Well for me rifle season is less about the hunting and more about the gathering of friends and relatives in a small camp in Clarion Pa. Although we have dwindled down to a precious 6 of us now, there were times when 10-14 were common. We had people coming in from Florida, Alabama, Wisconsin,Indiana, Ohio and otherStates.As job and family obligations moved us apart, we could always count on 1 week in late November to bring us together. Even though time passes, and with it, so must some of our loved ones, they are each remembered by the racks or thier last hunting license, adorning the walls. Tales of old are still told, and although we have heard them all a hundred times we listen and laugh as if it was the first time. So while it seems that deer numbers are changing in PA, next year, God Willing, I will be there with at least 5 others with no place i'd rather be!

When it comes to serious hunting it is a more individual pursuit, myself, my bow, and my passion!