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If you’re at a game in the area and see a car with West Virginia plates or hear a guy with a funny accent, you’re likely around me, Joel Whetzel, so p...

If there is one thing I can’t stand it’s a rifle that won’t group. With today’s machining technology and newer bedding methods every rifle should prod...

It certainly looked like the yard needed raking, but luckily the leaves were frozen to the ground. That was a close one! Have to wait for warmer weath...

It’s a funny thing about rifles, calibers and ballistics, 10 people can look at the same information and come up with 10 different opinions. This lead...

I have a friend who made a good shot on a buck in archery season a few years ago. He was hunting in the woods not far from his home and he was pretty ...

Sunday morning while driving to church a wonderful euphoria filled my soul to overflowing. As I looked upward the sky was without blemish, a bright bl...

Black bears create an atmosphere of excitement whenever they’re encountered. After all, this creature of the wild can go wherever they want. However t...

Spring is a time of renewal. The grip of winter, such as it has been lately, will soon give way to wildflowers, warmer temperatures, and of course tro...

I awoke and with some trepidation and looked hesitantly out the window. It was snowing hard when I went to bed and a quick glance outside showed the f...

Duke Center — The O-E BirdDawg Season is underway with six (6) returning seniors leading the squad. This year’s returning seniors are Trey Lee, Brandy...

It seemed simple enough; remove dead limbs and unnecessary growth from a once productive apple tree. By doing so, the tree would be able to direct its...

A group of us were hunting snowshoe rabbits near Kennedy Springs some years back. It was the day after Christmas and we were all eager to get outside ...

Winter is upon us. For a while it was almost like the winter that wasn’t, but all that has changed in the last couple of weeks. Colder temperatures, f...

There are all sorts of sayings about almost every subject. Some of them are quite insightful and to the point. Several that come readily to mind are: ...

One of the most quoted and replayed soundbites in sports for the last decade or so is former NFL head coach Herm Edwards’ ‘You play to win the game!” ...

My brother and I were raised at a time when firearms were located throughout our home. Our parents, like so many of their generation, were hard workin...

The Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg began on February 2nd and will continue until Feb 10th. Over the years the show has gone through a numbe...

January winters can be very unpredictable. This winter of 2019 is turning out to be no exception. By the time you read this we have gone through our f...

The winter brings with it wildlife watching opportunities. At our house, two panes of glass make up the greater portion of one wall within our kitchen...

The alarm hadn’t yet gone off. I awoke from a perfect slumber in which I’d only rolled over once or twice the entire night, a deep, contented, restful...