charlie burchfield

If there is one person who knows hunting with black powder firearms, it has to be Dave Ehrig. Dave has been hunting and writing about hunting with pri...

The opening of Pennsylvania’s rifle season had been filled with surprises. A rain filled opening day, then temperature swings that facilitated snow co...

You could say it is a matter of pride. The game we bring home from the field provides quality meals that last throughout the winter. Fortunately many ...

It was like clockwork. As late summer began to roll into early fall, Dad would begin taking our two hunting dogs, a Britney and a beagle, to the farm ...

In 1823, Sewall Newhouse developed the leg-hold trap. The device provided a means to more effectively take a wider range of animals including wolves, ...

The question I asked myself was, “What were the odds of this ever happening?” With the most recent elk tag drawing underway, names were being announce...

The rumble and pop of gravel on the surface of a dirt road is a welcoming sound. Unlike the hum of tires on the interstate or on a secondary road topp...

Right now what you see is what you’ll get when it comes to deer in general and bucks in particular. Since mid-May the bucks have been developing antle...

For some the very act of hunting can be competitive. A race to the top, see how many I am able to get, and it has to be the biggest and the best. Than...

For many, restraint can be difficult to control. After all, when you call to a gobbler and he answers, there is a degree of heightened expectation. At...

Cold days combined with an occasional snow squall makes it hard to believe the youth mentored fishing season is set to begin this coming Saturday. Wit...

A simplified overview of a day in the life of a Pennsylvania black bear can be described as, “They can go wherever they want, whenever they want, beca...

Preventative maintenance is a key to keep things running smoothly and efficiently. From fishing gear, firearms, even the vehicle you drive, they all r...

They were black silhouettes scattered among a maze of tree limbs set on a backdrop of blue sky. What were they? Crows, and lots of them, and with more...

From hunters and anglers to the cook back at camp, the knife is a tool everyone has and needs. Having a knife is one thing, but having a sharp one is ...

When I was a youngster at this time of the year, things would get busy around our house. At home the seed catalogs were beginning to stack up getting ...

Done until next season. That may be the case for some, but not for others. Granted, the most recent cold snap provides just the right amount of incent...

Alberta Clipper, Arctic Vortex, or Arctic Clipper: regardless of what you call them, weather conditions identified as those delivering brutally cold w...

Hunting and safety go hand in hand. For decades firearm-related accidents have been declining. And that’s good news. However, a disturbing trend has b...

Are you willing to hunt on a mix of public and privately owned lands with a good chance of taking a nice buck? If so, there is a 74,000-acre tract of ...