All I have been thinking about since Thursday evening was how I wanted to write this article. I should probably take my time, a few days off and really think about it, but it was such an awesome trip that I can’t wait to share it with you. So forgive me because I probably won’t do it justice.

Every year it never fails that my wife is going to be very upset with me in mid-September. This occurs mainly for one reason and it is all in the name of scent control.

The prospects for the opening weekend of the September goose season in Clarion County looked promising, with several flocks spotted feeding in fields where we had permission to hunt. The weather forecast wasn’t exactly calling for waterfowl weather, which I would generally describe as any combination of wind, rain, sleet, or snow, but after waiting all summer for the season to begin, we were happy to hunt in the predicted bluebird conditions. Plus, the Labor Day holiday would allow us to hunt an additional day on Monday.

Treestands have been set, hunting areas scouted and landowners have been contacted, all there is to do now is wait to go hunting, right? It couldn’t be that easy!

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By Dan Bielawa, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Last year our 13 year old son Emory was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma, or bone tumor in his left leg (September 11 to be exact). After extensive chemotherapy treatments and major reconstructive surgery, followed by more treatments, he is on the road to recovery. During one of our many visits to the Hershey hospital we learned of the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation. HOAL is a nonprofit organization with a mission to grant hunting & fishing adventures and dreams for children age 21 and under who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses.