Thanks BH. I was thinking the same thing after checking out pictures on the net, but wasn't sure if they were around Crawford county.

Big tuna, she tends to stay pretty close if I'm not moving through the woods, but has started to range out quite a bit while I'm walking (75 yds or so). Always checks back in after a few minutes. Even when she's spotted deer she might chase them a little ways, but has no real interest in them and comes back looking to see where I'm at. That's EXTREMELY nice compared to when I would coonhunt with my dad and one of them would catch a deer track.

Only other pic I have of her. I'll have to take some more recent ones.

Well should be a good day tomorrow to run some bunnies. I'm going to take advantage of the good weather and ice fish next week. I've been waiting for snow to hunt the brown bombers. I'll give a report,hope it get some tricky wabbits.

Bunny hunting was poor,two chases,one holed,one died.

Sorry to hear it was slow BT, but at least you didnt get skunked.

Ended up making my yearly trip to the mountains in search of the always hard to hit grouse. After pulling the truck to the side of the road and thanking God I didn't pull over 4 " further into the 2 1/2 foot deep snow filled ditch, I began the trek up the mountainside. After about 45 min of the familiar walk-stop cadence zig zagging up and down the thick mountainside, I finally flushed the first bird (heard but never seen). The blood was pumping after that, and after slogging around in the snow for another hour a second bird flushed and headed to my right side, scaring the crap out of me. I swung the shotgun and let the bb's fly connecting with.....nothing but trees and air. As said before, those little sob's are hard to hit. Gave it another hour with no results. No pictures of said grouse, but it was a beautiful winter day to be out.



Rode around the in the truck for a few letting my legs get a break, then headed for a new to me patch of woods. Although it had some areas that looked like they would be holding birds, there were no flushes. Saw a few treerats, but they got the pass today since I was carrying the shotgun. I did come across something I've never seen in the woods before, a small area that had 5 beech saplings that had the bark chewed off from the bottom to the tippy top, about 12' up. Not sure what did it, but my best guess is squirrels. Must be pretty hungry up in the mountains.



All in all, another great day enjoying the PA wilds.

Ahhhh...thanks. Didn't give it a thought.

BeenThereDoneThat.
 Great pictures and as for the tree, hope that ain't from a 12' 'treerat' that might be seeking revenge.

Hahahaha...

Sounds like a fun day Tuna. With the recent warmup putting a hurt on the ice, think my dad and I are gonna take the dog for a run tomorrow.