[Daffynition]

Aside from the need to leave the word *bloody* out of the title....an excellent article about the traditions of hunting for food passed on to generations that go all the way up to North woods of Maine, and beyond.

I say....Take a kid hunting!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Bear meat is good! Made into summer sausage it is great!

[JW1949]

Do they hunt bear with dogs in PA????
I’m in Tennessee and have hunted bear for near 40 years with Plott hounds...We also bear hunt in Ontario, Canada...

[Oratam]

bump

[Darksheare]

May the anti-hunter author find his dog being munched on by Baloo some evening.
Maybe then his bias will change.

[Terry L Smith]

And the point of the article is?

Answer: A city-fied pansy-waisted metrosexual’s ideas, splashed all over the page with one hand, ahem. “Oh, don’t hurt that Bear! I don’t care how long it has been going on, it needs to stop!”

[Kay Ludlow]

Good article! One error though - PA didn't clear 2/3 of the land for agriculture by the 1890’s. The tree cutting was done to feed the iron furnaces. The farmers came in after the furnaces shut down and the trees were cleared, and farmed around the stumps till they could get them out.

I didn't realize that the year bear hunting was halted was 1976 (I was still in school, and don't recall it at all); nor was I aware that Gary Alt was involved in that too. Sheesh.

[USS Alaska]

I say....Take a kid hunting!

I did, and both of my grandsons have shot deer, one at age 12, the other took 3 seasons and was 15.

Next year, it's my last grand child to the hunt, KATIE, and she can't wait {neither can I}.

She is an excellent target shooter and we will have to see how well that translates into the field.

My family always look forward to hunting season and it is a great way to get re-acquainted with your young "kin".