Episode Details

Episode 60: Seven for Seven

Show Notes – Outdoor Ruhls Podcast

Seven years old. Seven-point buck. First day of rifle season in Pennsylvania. In this episode, Mike sits down with brothers Mark, Matt, and Davey—and the kids—to relive a wild opening day that ends with Robert tagging his very first deer.

It’s a full-family, full-circle kind of story: archery season recaps, arguments about Saturday vs. Monday openers, a half-tame deer literally licking the rifle barrel…and then an evening hunt in the “Squid Shootin’ Shack” where everything comes together for a perfect 160-yard shot.

In This Episode

Stormy Kromer x Outdoor Ruhls Hats Are Coming

Mike kicks things off with an update on a special collab with Stormy Kromer.

Two colors: Blaze Orange (perfect for rifle season) and Forest Floor (plaid).

Custom Outdoor Ruhls logo on the ear flap.

These are fitted, sized hats, not one-size-fits-all.

Need at least 36 hats ordered to make it happen.

👉 If you’re interested, email outdoorruhls@gmail.com

(that’s R-U-H-L-S) with your color choice and size. Mike and the crew can help you figure out sizing using Stormy Kromer’s head-measuring guide and online calculator.

Saturday vs. Monday Opener – The Great PA Debate

The Ruhl brothers and Davey wade into one of the hottest topics in Pennsylvania deer hunting:

Did moving rifle opener from Monday to Saturday kill deer camp culture or make hunting more accessible?

The old rhythm of heading to camp on Friday, hanging stands, telling stories, and then hunting Monday.

How archery season, Sunday hunting, and changing deer numbers have shifted when and how deer get killed.

Nostalgia, tradition, economics, and what they’d like to see the Game Commission do next.

Archery Season Recap

Before rifles come out, the crew looks back on fall:

Mark’s big-bodied 8-pointer with his compound bow and those wild flashing lighted nocks (“disco party in the woods”).

Davey’s quick November 3rd bow buck on his parents’ small Lancaster property.