Earlier this month Brad Isles and I attended the annual spring awards conference of the PA Outdoor Writers Association in Oil City, and it was a busy affair. We both participated in board meetings and membership gatherings, since we’re … Continue reading
Five of us just returned yesterday from our 23rd annual trout season opening day visit to Camp F-Troop. Fly-fishers Gary and Brett Peterson, and bait-slingers Todd Puleo, Brad Isles and I enjoyed a sunny, warm, rejuvenating weekend up in … Continue reading
The 21st annual March 10th Motorcycle Pete Retreat brought five men and three women to Camp F-Troop recently to celebrate the promise of spring. It rained all weekend, but we dodged raindrops and capitalized on breaks in the weather … Continue reading
Today I visited Shenango Reservoir with my friend, the waterfowl artist Vince Pagliaroli. As we hiked down toward the shoreline, we noticed that the hardwood branches above us were still bare of leaves, but the sky was full of … Continue reading
We’d spent the whole day outdoors and probably hiked 2 miles, getting from one place to another, and now just at dusk the skies darkened, the wind kicked up in our faces, and we heard the thunderous sound . … Continue reading
We had 10 hunting buddies up at Camp F-Troop and snow on the ground for the opening day of deer season. Things just don’t get much better than that. We all rose at 4:00 a.m., our traditional wake-up … Continue reading