firstshot that's a beuty.
thanks to evreyone for the good advice. been shooting every weekend since christmas w/the 44, and am "comfortably proficient" with it. good suggestion on the 357-my 12 year old has shot my brother's, and he loves it. and he's got a birthday coming up....
soilarch come on up. out of state tags are pretty easy for bear, i believe, and there's an extended season usually in the northeast. here's the game comm's address:
www.pgc.state.pa.us