It was a cold day, and we were up at 4am to go out to the hunting property. We met up with dad's friend Jimmy at the Dunkin Donuts before heading there. We all climbed out of the trucks and began walking towards our tree stands. I was only 6 or 7 at the time, … Continue reading First Rifle Hunt
Deer Hunting
Ground blind hunting
I don't remember when it was, but my dad got this idea for the two of us to sit behind some camouflaged netting at the old farm where he hunted. He set netting around a bunch of trees so that we could walk in and sit at a pinch point. We sat on some buckets … Continue reading Ground blind hunting
First Hunting Story
My first time hunting with my dad must have been in 1993 or ‘94. Dad said he was going hunting and I said I wanted to go. I remember changing into warm clothes and getting in the family van we had at the time. It was bow season and dad was in full camo; he … Continue reading First Hunting Story
My Shoulder Journey
This started in November of 2007, when I was a freshman in college. I swam for Ramapo College in their newly reformed NCAA Division 3 swim team as one of their main 3 distance swimmers. For about 4 weeks I was put on the shelf due to my left shoulder being inflammmed. It sucked, and … Continue reading My Shoulder Journey
Hunting 2022
Most of my hunting is done in Pennsylvania. There, you get a buck tag and, if you are lucky and time it right, a doe tag as well through a first come, first served system. This year I was able to get one because the plan in motion prior to my dad passing was to … Continue reading Hunting 2022
The Story of Stumpy
The Story of Stumpy, starts in 2019, where my dad and uncle are talking about a buck that has a weird left side to him. The three of us want to shoot him, mainly so that he doesn't produce offspring that have the potential to have whatever bad genetic with his antlers. Be advised as … Continue reading The Story of Stumpy
Bow Hunt 2020
So here we go with the bow hunt. I haven't wanted to hunt in a treestand for the longest time, mainly because I thought I didn't have the patience to sit there in the stand all day. The other reasons being I didn't have the ability to take time off from work. Last year Pennsylvania … Continue reading Bow Hunt 2020
Hunting Trip 2019 Part 2
So we were all up at 430 in the morning to get some coffee. By 515 we were getting geared up and starting to head to the tree stands. I broke off from dad and Dan, and got to the stand no problem. By 545 I was sitting as comfortably as I could be in … Continue reading Hunting Trip 2019 Part 2
Hunting Trip 2019 Part 1
If you have been following me on my social media, you'd notice that I've been gearing up for a hunting trip. This trip is a bit special to me. I haven't gone hunting for deer in 20 years. Let alone go hunting with my father. My biggest excuse is the fact that I have ADD … Continue reading Hunting Trip 2019 Part 1