In 2024 hunters had an extra day added to the season. Junior Owen Teslevich, took advantage of the situation and got ready to go on Saturday, November 30, the first day of hunting.
Senior Parker Repko has been hunting since he was six years old. ”I got into hunting from my dad. My dad just kept on taking me out,” said Parker. In his first year, he shot a buck with a bow. From that point on he loved hunting and it’s one of the main reasons he got into it. Because he has been hunting for over ten years, he considers himself an expert. He still hunts with a compound bow, and if he doesn’t get a kill, he switches to a rifle. He stated that he does not often like to hunt with a rifle because it is not as fun as bow hunting. He hunts up around Saltsburg and up on the ridge at Unity Township. October and November are the times Parker mostly hunts.
When hunting, Parke
r makes sure whoever he’s with, like a friend, gets a deer as his goal even if he can’t kill anything. Parker loves being outside, the woods and nature are a big part of it. When he is out there by himself he says “kind of like in my own little world when I’m hunting.” He also mentioned that no one bothers him when he’s out there. While hunting alone, it gives him a chance to gather himself and enjoy the alone time. Parker sees hunting as an essential activity in his life for the rest of it. He does many different types of hunting so there are always opportunities to go out.
Mr Glamp has hunted for most of his life. “I’ve been hunting since I was 12 years old and I’m 39 now,” Mr. Glamp said. He would’ve started hunting sooner, but as a kid, he wasn’t allowed.
“When I was younger, we didn’t have the same youth hunts so you couldn’t start when you were like five years old. You had to be twelve and you had to do the hunter safety course. So I started when I was twelve and I’ve been hunting every year since.” Said Mr. Glamp. Even though he wasn’t able to start very young, when he was of age he made the actions to be able to hunt and has been at it ever since. During the hunting season, Mr. Glamp doesn’t have any goals, instead, he goes out and enjoys it. “Honestly, I don’t really ever have a goal, like I don’t really get too caught up in the big buck hunting. I shot a nice buck last year, but that’s the first one I’ve gotten in a long time.” Instead of focusing on what he will see and kill out there, he just goes with the flow and takes his time outside.
“I see myself hunting as long as I can. If I ever have kids someday, maybe get them into it as well, ” said Mr. Glamp. Along with Mr. Glamp, the other hunters see themselves hunting for the rest of their lives and continuing the tradition, which is nice to see in this community where so many people share common interests.
Kaleb Trice, a senior at Greater Latrobe, has been hunting ever since he can remember. His father has also been hunting his whole life which was passed down to Kaleb when his dad took him out at a young age. Kaleb sometimes hunts on public land or at his grandma’s property. He hunts with a rifle and a compound bow. Kaleb’s goal for this hunting season is a decent-sized buck. Kaleb says “For the rest of my life I will be hunting.”
These three experienced hunters cut up the meat and eat it, they make food and not let it go to waste. They will grind the meat and make burgers, bologna, steaks, etc.
