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Got out glassing again. Found a hot spot and laid eyes on quite a few solid bucks.

https://youtu.be/b8Px76ak094

I see a lot of how should I look, why is my pin dropping low etc… this is a good video and describes it very well.

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A young man in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges stemming from a “reprehensible” video of him and another teen torturing a wounded deer during a hunting trip in November.

The teens, who were 18 and 16 at the time, had recorded themselves abusing the deer, later sharing the footage to social media. In the video, one of the young men was seen kicking the injured deer in the face, while the other stood on one of its hind legs, presumably to keep it from attempting to kick or flee. The two teenagers, who laughed while abusing the deer, then attempted to grab the deer’s horns before the footage cut out. (Warning: This link contains footage of a disturbing nature.)

Concerned viewers soon brought the video to the attention of the state’s Game Commission, who deemed the teens’ actions “reprehensible.” During a subsequent investigation, the police chief of Brookville, where the video was shot, identified the 18-year-old as his stepson Alexander Smith, WJAC reported.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission ultimately filed felony charges, including two counts of aggravated animal cruelty, two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated animal cruelty, and other misdemeanor and summary charges, according to court documents shared by the Jefferson County Prothonotary Office.

Felony charges were ultimately dropped after Smith had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cruelty charges, as well four other summary offenses, last week.

Smith was sentenced to 200 hours of community service, $ 2,150 in fines, and two years of probation, during which time he must make himself available to speak at hunting safety courses and for youth groups. His hunting license was also revoked until 2035.

Court records regarding the younger of the two teens, who is currently 17, were not made public.

A representative for the Pennsylvania Game Commission was not immediately available to offer comment on Smith’s sentencing for Fox News. The commission had previously told WJAC that “charges remain” against the 17-year-old.

“The Pennsylvania Game Commission is aware that a plea agreement has been reached with one of the defendants in the case involving two individuals from Jefferson County and a white-tailed deer,” said a representative for the commission. “One of the defendants recently pleaded guilty to several charges, including a second-degree misdemeanor of cruelty to animals and several game-law violations.

“However, the charges remain against the second defendant and we will not be commenting any further on the matter until both aspects of the prosecution have been resolved. We appreciate the public’s understanding of the judicial process and the work of the Jefferson County District Attorney in this case.”

We have been logging the miles the past two weeks, and a lot of elevation. We turned up a few for our efforts, and got to enjoy plenty of fresh air and amazing views in the process.

Post up some pics of your best sheds from this season, because I can’t see enough!

I’ve been camtrapping for many years and this is a first for me! Once I got the initial footage at the end of 2019, I relocated a few cameras and got additional footage. Below is a compilation of some of the clips. Her behavior in the recent clips is very playful. If anyone knows what causes this feel free to chime in.

Direct link for best quality: https://youtu.be/YBhH-lSkaU0 Change your settings from default to 1080 for best view. And I like adding subscribers! 😉

Went for a day hunt a couple weeks ago, my son didn’t tag along on this one so the camera kept me company. Hiked up to check on what was left of my spring bear while I was up there and managed to finally locate a proper water source so I don’t have to pack in gallons of water or hike out and back in whenever I run low on multiday hunts. Also went and checked a trail cam that I found to have been moved by a bear and left in test mode by a real genius…I’m sure we’ve all had those moments where we want to throw ourselves down the mountain lol, needless to say I had nothing on the card. Came to full draw on the biggest bear I’ve ever seen about 100 yards away from there this spring, he had an amazing reddish brown coat and scars all over his face but he saw me draw back and took off at mach 3…would have been awesome to confirm if he’s still around or not but I re-set the cam and we’ll see what intel it gathers next time I’m up. Thanks for watching!

Yup – not even for a fairy.