Darren Collins shot an 8-point in Erie County on the first day the 2011 rifle season. The deer had an 18-inch spread and weighed 170 pounds. “It was a very special hunt,” Collins said, “because my 11-year-old daughter was sitting with me and my son was hunting nearby. It will look very nice hanging beside [...]

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Becky Ramsdell shot an 8-point on opening day in Erie County. The buck had an outside spread of 23 inches.

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Rob Tolbert, of Erie, killed a double main beam in Millcreek Township with his new bow.

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Vicki Walburn, of Erie, shot a 9-point in Millcreek Township. “It’s going to look good on the wall,” she said.

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Jacob Rea, 12, of Harborcreek Township, killed a doe and a 6-point while hunting with his father, grandfather and uncle in Spring Creek.

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Autumn Wolf, left, got her first deer, a 6-point, while hunting with her dad Doug Wolf in Corry on the final day of the firearms season. Hunter Wade, right, who was hunting with his grandfather, Gary Wolf, got a 6-point on the same push.

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Matthew Kwiatkowski, of Girard, shot a 7-point in Springfield on the final day of the firearms season.

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Albert L. Caldwell III, 10, of Erie County, shot an 8-point Dec. 10 in Crawford County. It was his first buck.

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Third-year hunter Devyn Hopson, 11, of Union City, shot a trophy 11-point Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. while hunting with his father and brothers in Union Township. It was his first deer.

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A three-fer: Pat Curtis Sr., of Wattsburg, and his two sons each killed bucks on the morning of Nov. 28 in the Wattsburg area. Curtis Sr. got a 12-point, while Pat Curtis Jr. shot an 8-point and Jeff Curtis killed a 5-point.

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Bill Carlson, 72, of Greene Township, killed an 8-point Oct. 24 with his crossbow from a stand near his home. The 190-pound buck had an 18-inch antler spread.

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Owen Jefferson, 9, of Venango Township, shot his first buck near Wattsburg Dec. 3 with one shot from 100 yards.

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Robbie Maholic, 10, of Erie, got his first buck — a 7-point, Nov. 28 at 8 a.m. near Edinboro.

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Julie Pace, 16, of Summit Township, shot her first buck Nov. 28 on her family’s property in Union Township. She dropped the 4-point from 80 yards.

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The McKean Snow Riders Snowmobile Club isn’t the only local organization that came into some Christmas cash. Projects in Erie, Venango, Warren and Clarion counties received grant funding this month through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program. Erie County 1. Millcreek Township, $101,500 for further development of Cassidy Park to [...]

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Jim Paluh, of Millcreek Townsip, killed an 8-point Oct. 29 during archery season near Edinboro. The deer had an 18-inch spread that was Paluh’s widest in an archery season to date.

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Never let it be said the anglers of Erie County aren’t appreciative of landowners who open their property to fishing on or access to Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie tributaries. A handful of conservation groups annually raise funds through the year in order to purchase fruit baskets that are then hand-delivered the week before Christmas to landowners [...]

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The McKean Snow Riders Snowmobile Club will use a $115,000 grant to purchase a trail groomer and drag for their portion of recreational trails in Erie County. The grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources comes through the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, the Environmental Stewardship Fund and federal sources. The Snow Riders’ [...]

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Larry R. Bowman, of Findley Lake, N.Y., shot a buck at 7:30 a.m. opening day in North East Township. The 10-point, which had a 21-inch spread, was the largest of his hunting career. “He will be forever a discussion at the hunting lodge every year…

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Ben Weaver, 8, of Millcreek Township, shot his first deer while hunting with his father, Tim Weaver, on opening day at 7:30 a.m. He killed the 5-point near Waterford with his .243 Remington.

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Tim Holmstrom, 50, of Millcreek Township, shot a 9-point during archery season Nov. 11 in Erie County. The 175-pound field-dressed deer had an inside spread of 13 1/2 inches and was Holmstrom’s finest buck ever. He shot it at 15 yards.

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Larry Serene, 58, of Waterford, a hunter for 46 years, killed a buck on opening day that had 10 points and an 18 3/4-inch inside spread. The buck weighed 162 pounds dressed.

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Chris Marczak, 11, shot a buck with a 243. rifle on opening day on his family’s property in Waterford. The deer weighed about 175 pounds and had a 19-inch antler spread.

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Macey Abbott, 11, of North East, shot her first buck Nov. 9 in her backyard with a crossbow. The 8-point had a 15-inch spread and weighed 120 pounds.

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Jimmy Kennerknecht, 32, of Greene Township, shot a 9-point Nov. 12 near his home. The 158-pound buck had an 18-inch outside spread and 10-inch and 11-inch G2 points. Kennerknecht used a Parker Hornet compound bow with XX75 Easton aluminum arrows and 125-grain Thunderheads. Don’t forget: The Erie Times-News will publish select photos of bucks legally [...]

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Connor Keene, 11, shot his first-ever buck Nov. 2 in Waterford Township. It had 6 points and a 17-inch spread.

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Kevin Kalicky, of Girard, killed his buck of a lifetime Nov. 4 in Fairview. The 10-point had an inside spread of 22 inches and had a Pope & Young green score of 175.625.

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Steve Frank, 23, killed a trophy 9-point Nov. 2 in Erie County. The buck weighed in at 203 pounds field dressed and had a 21-inch inside spread.  

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Andy Callahan shot a 10-point with his crossbow Nov. 6 on private property in Waterford Township. The buck had a 17 1/2-inch spread.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania graduate Andy Obringer is looking for help from northwestern Pennsylvania residents and hunters for a research project that could open the door to graduate school. Obringer, who now lives in Minnesota, and Edinboro’s Dr. Michelle Shuey created an online survey that will help them analyze habitat composition patterns and understand the [...]

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