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Sign me up! I've had to watch my friend's father wither away into a vegetable state after acquiring Lyme's disease so I'd do anything to avoid that.

Funny story on this guy. Neighbor hollered at me yesterday and wanted to know if I've seen his buck. Knowing he doesn't hunt, he caught me off guard. Long story short, he's been hand feeding this buck right next door since he was a button buck. Said he hadn't seen him since the end of...

Obvious error on whatever excavating company built your septic system. I've designed and installed my fare share. You could have topsoil trucked in and add another foot of insulation on top of your mound. Not sure how long the earth would take to thaw out your pipes or where you'd find...

Another awesome year here in PA! I'm not going to sit down and do the math but I'd guess that I'm somewhere around 10 deer per hour seen. Most of my sits are generally 3 hours and I usually see about 30 deer per sit. Shot the highest scoring buck I knew about in my area and every big buck I...

This is where you guys totally lose me. So you're giving up a lifetime of accrued interest to save 2% on taxes? Surely I must be missing something?

Take it easy on me boys, as I'm just a millennial, but I've never understood going the ROTH route. To me, when investing in a traditional 401K, I'm essentially getting an interest free loan till I withdraw any money. That's a pile of money after 40 years of interest. Money that the guys that...

I feel like my experience is almost the exact opposite of everyone else but I'm from PA so what would I know? My first deer hunt was in the year 2000 so I've only got 23 seasons under my belt for comparison. Despite the doom and gloom I read about every single day on PA hunting forums, deer...

Here in PA, farmers usually get 3 cuttings off an alfalfa field. The last cutting of the season generally takes place right around this time and then we'll get a few weeks of fresh growth before frost hits. Deer around here consume alfalfa the entirety of our hunting season so it definitely...

Alfalfa has been a key to my success for many years. Most of the corn has been chopped for silage in my area and all the beans are in the yellowing phase. Deer run right through standing beans for fresh growth alfalfa.

I caulked all the potential entryways for bugs on my homemade stands and have never ran into any issues. About the only issue I have is flying squirrels. They like to punch holes and build nests in walls. Think I'm just going to start applying spray on truck bed liner to the exterior on the...

Lost a buddy in high school to a similar fate.

Quite possibly the widest buck I'll ever have the pleasure of pursuing.

I'd say here in central PA the average falls around 120" for the 3 year olds.

Stories such as these make me grateful for parents that never let me get a street bike.

As a PA resident, I was about the biggest opponent to crossbow inclusion you'd come across. Hated the idea of sharing archery season with a bunch of gun hunters. Funny enough, the sky didn't fall. I continued to harvest the same big bucks I always did. Finally made the switch to crossbows...