WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Each summer I tan 2 deerskins from the prior fall’s harvested deer into leather, using hemlock bark. This year I made a simple rifle sling for a new rifle Santa Claus brought me this Christmas. Thankfully there are many templates online with video instructionsContinue Reading

WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Every time I see this mountain’s silhouette, it sure does remind me of home. It’s the silhouette of Paltz Point or “Sky Top” on the Shawangunk Ridge that sits above the Wallkill & Rondout Valleys. The stone fire tower was built in 1923 andContinue Reading