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Junior Ridge Runners Leading the Way
The 2015 Pennsylvania Spring Gobbler Season started off with a bang (literally)! First up was Brayden Mennett. Opening morning of the special youth hunt found me sitting in a blind with my niece Skylar Hicks. Skylar came along to help run cameras. Cory and Brayden […]
The 2015 Great American Outdoor Show
The 2015 Great American Outdoor Show has once again, come and gone. Judging by the amount of people I saw and the smiles on their faces; I would say the show was a success. The show, sponsored by the Outdoor Channel and the National Rifle […]
Plumbrook Ohio
Ohio’s DNR holds several controlled hunts each year and I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in one of them. The hunt I was drawn for took place at the Plumbrook NASA facility. I was allowed to invite a guest hunter and […]
Tree Stand Safety
Recently, a very good friend of mine, Justin Everhart, suffered a fall from his tree stand. Fortunately he wasn’t injured because he had been wearing his safety harness. Justin’s safety harness prevented what could have been a fatal accident. The photo is from his stand. The […]
Home Bucks vs. Away Bucks
As you pull into your neighborhood after a long day at work, you notice that something is different. You look closely and realize that the power company has trimmed a few branches from trees that were close to the utility lines. Although the changes are […]
2014 Turkey Season
Hunter: Brayden Mennett Photo by: Skylar Hicks The 2014 turkey season provided the Ridge Runner Crew with some exciting moments as well as some frustrating ones. Kaitlyn Price and Brayden Mennett both scored on nice birds; Kaitlyn’s […]
Size Matters
Brayden Mennett’s first archery kill 2013 Recently, I was talking with an acquaintance who I know is fairly new to bow hunting. When I asked how his season went, he answered that he “only killed a small fork-horn”. He seemed embarrassed and apologetic for doing so. I […]
The Great American Outdoor Show
The 2014 Outdoor’s Show is sporting both a new name (The Great American Outdoor Show) and new management, The National Rifle Association. As all of you most likely remember, last year’s show was cancelled when many exhibitors, guest speakers, and outdoors enthusiasts pulled out and […]
Winter’s Tracks
As I slowly hunted my way through the farm, I came upon several tracks in the snow. I quickly realized that I was not the only hunter in the woods. It was not the tracks of another flintlock hunter, but those of a small pack […]
Pennsylvania’s Tradition: Flintlock Hunting
To some, Pennsylvania’s flintlock season is a way to fill a deer tag, to others its a chance to take a step back in history, to me it is simply another excuse to enjoy the outdoors and have some fun. It took my brother Cory […]
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