That’s a dry dam built for flood control. Made a nice swamp and a terrific habitat. Good water surrounded by woods and fields. The woods there are dense and I’m not familiar with them. I ordered a DMAP, Deer Management Assistance Program, tag for that state park, Tobyhanna State Park, and wanted to have a scout around. I might take my bow, but I might spend a day of the early muzzleloader season in there with my flinter. Haven’t done any round balling since I started this bow business several years ago. Doe tags might be a little harder to come by this year, so I figured I’d put a card up my sleeve just in case.
Going out and finding things your weren’t looking for is a wonderful thing. Gotta keep an open mind in this trad life or there would be no sense living it. One of my most memorable times in a tree stand was in the dead cold of winter and about twenty pine siskins flew into the tree with me. It only lasted about thirty seconds, but keeps giving me smiles. If it weren’t for the company of squirrels and my own imagination, it might get lonely out there sometimes! best, dwc
