Who Am I - Blake Polcha

 My name is Blake Polcha, I am from a little town 15 miles north of Harrisburg called Duncannon. I went to Susquenita School District for all 13 years of my schooling. While attending Susquenita I was very active in anything and everything. I was the president of my class for four years, the president of our environmental club, the president of varsity club. I was very involved in big brother big sister of America, fly fishing and conservation club, prom planning committee, and catering club. I am also a very active Boy Scout, I have received my eagle scout and accumulated almost 300 hours of community service.

I am an avid outdoorsman, I love anything outdoors like hiking, backpacking, hunting, trapping, fishing, and camping. I have hiked countless miles in my life. The furthest I've ever hiked in one day was 19.5 miles. I have done countless overnight hiking trips ranging anywhere from 20 miles up to 65 and many in-between. I have also spent a lot of my time hunting each year. I mostly hunt for whitetail deer, turkey, and bear. Since I started hunting in 2012 I have ethically taken down 10 doe and 6 bucks, the biggest of which being a 9 point. I have been close many time top taking a turkey multiple times. I also have a passion for trapping which is much more humane than most people think. I target Racoons, opossums, grey fox, red fox, fisher, mink, and coyotes. When I take an animal by trapping I will take their fur and tan them myself. Finally I am a fisherman, my life passion is fly fishing and I spend many days doing just that. The picture above is of me in Youghiogheny river in western PA Casting around a heavy bass fly with my bamboo rod handcrafted in 1927.

My final fact about me is that I was an above average athlete in high school. I played golf, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. My golf career lasted 3 years where I cut my average down by 30 strokes from my first year to my third. I was also a captain my senior year for the golf team. I started track and field my sophomore year where I seemed to excel in javelin placing in districts. I then in my junior year took off and broke our school record and won my league meet. I also ended up placing in district that year. My senior year I broke my school record once more and placed at district once again. I am continueing with my athletic career at Bloomsburg on the track and field team.