Rifle Deer Season To Begin

Saturday (Nov. 26) is the opening day of Pennsylvania's rifle deer season. Despite its major loss of participants over the years, it remains among the top days on many sportsmen's calendars.

When I began writing "The Sportsman's Corner," I decided to try to place a positive spin on deer season and have tried to write positive columns for the Wednesday preceding the two-week rifle season. Not today.

Last year it appeared that PGC wardens, their deputies, and other workers had decided to stringently enforce rules regarding treestands. As the enforcement officers drove along rural roads where...