Russ,
I was down your way last week; near Indiana, Pa (Clymer) visiting my nephew. My nephew shoots off the porch at his home too. I grew up near Ridgway (Hallton) and spent many hours shooting 22's off the front porch. I sure miss that!
I go back "home" every bear/deer season to hunt and visit. When I am there I shoot off the porch. That sure spoils me. Here at home I have to pack up the truck and drive 20 miles to the range. I can hunt near the house but the odds of getting a shot are slim.
Deer hunting in PA..... when PA brought in Gary Alt to "manage" the deer, it was the beginning of a disaster. When I hunt deer now, I am lucky to see a half dozen deer a day where all my life I would see 50 or more in a day. I remember when there were traffic jams on the back dirt roads and the house lights were dim because of all the hunters "in camp". The fire hall and churches would serve breakfast and make money to run their small organizations the rest of the year. Farm houses rented out room & served breakfast to supplement income. None of that anymore. IMHO, Gary really screwed up deer hunting in PA, I hear that he has moved on and is now in Wisconsin.
With the deer numbers down, the young kids don't see anything and loose interest. Not only are the deer numbers down but the deer hunter numbers are down as well.
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