Reason #28 To Love Philadelphia: Out-Of-Town Hunters

A Lancaster man was questioned by Philadelphia police after the popo found him hunting on the side of I-95.

Tuesday was the beginning of doe season, and so this Lancaster hunter decided to celebrate it (and Boxing Day, presumably) by pulling his car to the side of I-95 at Island Avenue near the airport and taking some shots.

Not only was he hunting on the side of a highway, but this hunter was dressed in camouflage, had a bow and arrow and was in a tree stand. The cops presumably noticed his car alone on the side of the highway and decided to investigate, eventually taking him in for questioning.

Philly PD spokesman Benjamin Nash: “You are allowed to do bow and arrow hunting within the city if you have the proper license and you have the permission of the owner of the private property you are hunting on. There are probably not a lot of places within the city where that can give a person proper authority to do the bow hunting.”

The side of I-95? Not so much. But, hey, what isn’t there to love about the hunting culture that permeates the rest of our state. Need dinner? Pull over and bag a deer! Now that’s self-sufficiency.

Hunter Takes Unusual Stance [KYW 1060]