Download or read book Pioneer Life, Or, Thirty Years a Hunter written by Philip Tome and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a western Pennsylvania settler, farmer, and hunter Fire hunting, stalking, hounding, and stand hunting for white-tailed deer and elk Known as the Pine Creek deerslayer of the Alleghenies, Philip Tome was a pioneer farmer who turned to deer hunting for survival. Hunting the headwaters of the Pine, Kettle, Sinnemahoning, and Allegheny Rivers, he shot with a .45 caliber Kentucky-style Flintlock rifle and practiced fire hunting, stalking, hounding, and stand hunting over salt licks. He also captured elk and hunted panthers and bears.