My cousin and I spent last Friday and Saturday getting ready for the upcoming archery season. Friday was spent talking to the farmers and landowners of the property we were interested in hunting this year.

By Joe Wolf, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
I’ve been privileged to be able to fish for pike on Athabasca Lake, in
far northern Saskatchewan, for the past couple of years. I fished
different parts of the year on each trip – early June in 2006, late
August in 2007.

Every year during this time we make our annual trip to Western PA (2D) to put up treestands and get permission from all the local landowners whose property we hunt on.

Most of my evenings over the past week have been spent cruising the back roads around my house with the spotlight and video camera. I’ve seen a lot of nice bucks so far this year, but getting good footage of them has been difficult. I’m usually traveling alone, so holding the light, camera, and steering wheel without putting myself or other motorists in harm’s way is a real challenge. Even so, I’ve managed to capture a few nice bucks on film.

As most of you probably already know, we’re down to 6 weeks before the start of PA’s archery season (or 4 weeks if you’re planning to participate in the early 2B and 5C/5D hunts). And if you haven’t done so already, that doesn’t leave much time to get your bow tuned and make sure your arrows are hitting where you aim. My backyard shooting sessions usually continue from spring gobbler season, straight through the summer. But August and September are when I get serious about making sure my hunting setup is ready to perform in the treestand.

Hello fellow outdoorsmen. My name is Michael Bell and I am from northwest Pennsylvania. I’m looking forward to sharing and putting in writing my experiences in the outdoors this coming year.

Greetings PA sportsmen and women! I’m assuming you’ve all been enjoying the PSP website and the excellent stories and photos from across the state. You may have read some of my earlier entries, but I thought it would be appropriate to tell you a little more about myself. The ’07 hunting season is quickly approaching and I’ve been busy getting ready for archery and the early waterfowl seasons. With the opener for Canadian geese on Sept. 1, my first hunt this fall with likely take place in an oats field or on a lake somewhere in Clarion County. The resident goose population is always plentiful in our area and provides excellent wing shooting opportunities.

As the owner of the Pennsylvania Sportsmen Portal it has truly been enjoyable getting to know other guys and gals from across the state, who love to hunt and fish like we do.

By Ethan and His Father, Cranberry, Pennsylvania
Here is how it all began that day. It was about the middle of rifle season about 2 years ago when my dad and I had been scouting and have been watching a nice buck ever since we saw him trying to rub the velvet off his antlers earlier that year. So I knew what exactly what I was after.

By Teresa Patterson, Holidaysburg, PA

I have been getting geared up for the start of Pennsylvania’s Resident Goose season opening day of September 1, 2007. Periodic scouting throughout the month of August produced scattered numbers of resident geese. The week prior to the season opener allows one to get in tune for the upcoming hunts. Up at 4:00 AM running and gunning to attempt and follow local birds from the roost sites to their favorite dining area in the mornings. Logging finds in a field notebook kept each year to further compare notes. Then returning again in the evenings to assure route’s of travel and destinations do not change up before opening day.