Locals in the Armstrong County, Pennsylvania area have heard of Blanket Hill. In 1756, Colonel John Armstrong ordered 13 men to wait until daybreak and attack the 3-4 Indians located by the fire. Scouts spotted their fire earlier that evening. Armstrong feared these Indians could alarm the main village at Kit-Han-Ne. (Present-day Kittanning) [...]
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Blanket Hill Adventure
Posted in Deer Hunting, Historical, My Family on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Short Hunt
Posted in Deer Hunting on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I walked along. I decided to carry the little .410 shotgun and, possibly, get a couple of squirrels. Bob was hunting deer with his flintlock. I saw a squirrel in the gray, dismal morning light, but elected not to take it for we were walking in a deer bedding hotspot. Bob went to [...]
Cold, Windy Morning
Posted in Deer Hunting on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I began our hunt walking up a gradual slope from the township road. The one and a half inches of snow would help seeing deer as well as tracking if the need be. The 25-30 MPH winds were present all morning too. Small snowy tornadoes could be viewed from time to [...]
Pennsylvania Primitive Deer Season
Posted in Deer Hunting, Misc. Hunting on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I finally managed to get out to the woods to hunt deer with my flintlock rifle, Old Jacob. Monday I had Christmas family events to attend and Tuesday the skies allowed for rain all day. This morning I was disappointed when the forecasted snow was very scarce. However, during my travel to hunt the sleet [...]
Bob Gets A Deer
Posted in Deer Hunting, My Family on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My step father, Bob Miller decided to go hunting after noon today. The day was rather mild except a breeze caused a chill to the under dressed or inactive. Lucky for Bob he didn’t have to wait very long to bag a deer. He walked to a tree and watched a field and in about [...]
The Three Stooges on a Deer Hunt
Posted in Deer Hunting, My Family on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Moe, Curly and Larry, a.k.a. Bob, Donnie and me, spent the morning chill among the woods of Pennsylvania. My job was to walk about trying to move some deer past these two hunters. I have one deer tag left and I am waiting for after Christmas when the Pennsylvania primitive flintlock season begins. Everybody [...]
Great Morning Afield
Posted in Deer Hunting on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I set up ny the old oak tree to watch a field for deer. We saw one earlier feeding in the field while driving along the road to park. I continued on walking, not driving, for deer. I am armed with a camera this day although I do have an antlerless [...]
Frosty Morning
Posted in Deer Hunting on December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bob and I entered the woods very early on a cold morning. The temperatures were somewhere in the lower twenty degree range and the natural world exhibited the traits of such temps. Frost was covering everything as the sun began to rise in the eastern horizon. Bob snuggled up by an old ancient [...]
Third Day Buck Season
Posted in Deer Hunting on November 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The annual Pennsylvania buck season came on Monday, November 28th of this year. That day and the next came, and went, without my presence in the woodlands. A number of variables contributed to my decision to remain home those two days. One reason was the fact that I hadn’t been feeling my best for several [...]
Another Wintry Hunt
Posted in Deer Hunting, My Family on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The morning hunt began around 8:30. I have been blessed with the ability to observe and enjoy the beauty winter has to offer. As I walked about, I peered over one hill and was granted the privilege if watching a buck edge down a hollow. I could readily see it’s rack, but couldn’t count points as [...]
