Deer rifle season underway in Greene
Joe Moore, 25, of Spraggs shot his 11-point from 85 yards at a location in Spraggs Tuesday afternoon.
Abigail Phillips, 10, of Spraggs shot this six-point at 85 yards out the window of her uncle’s hunting shanty in Spraggs on Monday at 7:10 a.m.
Abigail’s brother, Nathan Phillips, 8, of Spraggs shot this eight-point at 550 yards at the same location at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Abigail and Nathan are the children of Robert and Cheri Phillips.
Drew D’Eletto, 13, of Waynesburg shot his eight-point from 50 yards in Nineveh on Monday. It was his very first deer hunt. Drew is the son of Bill and Lisa D’Eletto.
JT Eggleston, son of Kevin and Joy Eggleston of Jefferson, poses with a 12-point that was shot by his grandfather, Jack Snyder, while they were hunting at a location in Spraggs on Monday. It was JT’s first time being part of a kill, and he was excited to be part of it and show it off.
Many local hunters headed into Greene County woods during the first few days of the 2015 deer rifle season. As of press time, no reports of any hunting-related accidents or injuries were reported by local law enforcement agencies or the county’s emergency management agency. Statewide, roughly 750,000 hunters with rifles were expected to enter state woods to pursue white-tailed deer during the first day of the season, which was Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The two-week deer rifle season will conclude on Saturday, Dec. 12.