Hunters have their squirrels weighed down after the morning hunt during the 3rd Annual Wallis Run Rod and Gun Club Squirrel Hunt. Dozens of teams competed in the hunt. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Hunters warm up by the fire after weighing their squirrels after the morning hunt during the 3rd Annual Wallis Run Rod and Gun Club’s Squirrel Hunt. Dozens of teams competed in the hunt. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Awards sit on a table waiting to be handed out during the 3rd Annual Wallis Run Rod and Gun Club’s Squirrel Hunt. Dozens of teams competed in the hunt. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Hunters have a hot pulled pork lunch after having their squirrels weighed after the morning hunt during the 3rd Annual Wallis Run Rod and Gun Club Squirrel Hunt. Dozens of teams competed in the hunt. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Early Saturday afternoon, 51 teams of squirrel hunters returned to the Wallis Run Rod and Gun club in Trout Run after the morning hunt. Teams of two hunters stood in a long line by a roaring fire to weigh their winnings. Some hunters returned empty-handed and others brought nearly a dozen gray, black and red squirrels to be weighed. The event organizers began work before dawn that morning to prepare breakfast and then lunch for the hunters. This was the club’s third annual event, held in support of the Wounded Warriors of Pennsylvania. Fifty percent of the proceeds went to support that charity. In total, the hunters were able to raise $6,000. Two wounded warriors participated in the event: Josh Rockwell of Montoursville and Chris Boyer of Montgomery. Both were victims of improvised explosive devices.
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