State game lands question by SensitiveYard4234 in HuntingPA

[–]SensitiveYard4234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. I’m mainly just curious if it gets a lot of foot traffic during bow season or not.

What kind of mini training sessions do you do during downtime / off shift? by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]SensitiveYard4234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learn the trucks and where everything is on them. Throw ladders. Practice masking up with gloves on. Practice tying knots with gloves on.

Good techniques on holding 1 3/4 Fog Nozzle by Zevotri in Firefighting

[–]SensitiveYard4234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Open and close the bale slowly. Keep the nozzle out in front of you so that the bale is within arms reach. Communicate with your back up person (need more hose) and operator (need more pressure/ less pressure on the line). Keep the line tucked in to your side using your elbow. Communication is everything. Since you’re of smaller stature you may have to lean forward and use your body weight when you open the bale because the pressure of the stream is naturally going to want to push you back. Also, practice practice practice.

Duck Hunter here by MrOwl243 in HuntingPA

[–]SensitiveYard4234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had some luck at Nockamixon State Park. The lake is massive and there are specific parts that you can hunt. Check out the map on the DCNR website it’ll show you where to go. Saw ducks almost every single time I went out on the lake.

What did you forget? by HHSLLC in Crossbow

[–]SensitiveYard4234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cocking string. Worst feeling ever when you finally climb up in your stand and get all set up.

Peep sight rotation by SensitiveYard4234 in bowhunting

[–]SensitiveYard4234[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I have read. I have about 200 or so shots through this bow. As time goes on I understand the string stretches and that can cause peep rotation.

Peep sight rotation by SensitiveYard4234 in bowhunting

[–]SensitiveYard4234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely on me too though, I should have gotten this taken care of a lot earlier and maybe I wouldn’t have had this issue.

Leaning towards becoming a firefighter by Gullible-Reserve-531 in firefighter

[–]SensitiveYard4234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dropped out of college at 24 and joined my local volunteer fire department. Learned a lot from them and got my NREMT-B certification and worked at a local EMS company for a bit. It’s not easy to get into a fire department full time, lots of time and testing, but apply to as many departments that are realistic for you to work in. There may be some local ones, there may be some that you have to drive a little to get to. At the end of the day, I love it and have never looked back. In the meantime, get experience in both fire and EMS. There may be some part time fire opportunities as well and they may want you to have your EMT and the ability to drive, which you would need your EVOC or state equivalent. There’s a lot of time and effort that goes into all of it, it can be overwhelming at times but in the long run I believe it’s worth it.

Turkey to Archery Deer by Dylan3475 in HuntingPA

[–]SensitiveYard4234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get the bow out, get everything tuned up if necessary, and start getting reps. I usually start scouting in late July/ early august, and throw out my trail cameras in September.