The coach in him always comes out. Occasionally, it’s evident during an excitable outburst while his broadcast partner continues to describe basketball game action to radio and livestream audiences. The competitor and loyalty to the "home team" leads to some disagreements with an official's ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Over the years, I have heard stories from farmers and landowners that were scarcely fathomable; stories that sounded so ridiculous that I thought there’s no way that could be true. But then I thought of some of my own accounts and felt that ...
When was the last time you took a kid fishing? How about a deer hunt? Stomping for pheasants at the Game Lands? Even a nature walk or shed hunting? I am neglecting my duties as a mentor more than ever. I’m retired. I’ve never had more time (supposedly) than I have right now. But I have ...
By Dave Bates Contributing writer Recently, I’ve been hearing some back and forth about the deer harvest in Pennsylvania. Farmers calling for an increase in the number of deer taken per season because of crop damage are one end of the spectrum. Insurance companies, as well as timber ...
The recent cold snap has affected me. Maybe it has taken its toll on you, as well? My experience has not been necessarily a bad one, however. When we look back over the ages, time has an interesting way of skewing our perspective. I would venture to say that we might fancier ourselves a bit ...
The methods and means of supporting a rifle on the shooting bench are as varied as the rifles themselves and the men and women who shoot them. Take a walk along the firing line of any range and one will find that range benches and shooting setups take on a personality entirely their own. While ...
