In the state of Pennsylvania, this form of hunting hasevolved into a pattern that has state-wide recognition. Thetypical Pennsylvania drive is a well organized affair. It re-quires a number of hunters; six seems to be the minimumfor a successful drive while ten or twelve is more nearly ideal.
The hunters meet the evening before the venture for thepurpose of organizing, electing a captain, deciding on theexact area to be driven and a general briefing on procedure.
Someone must know the region to be hunted. Such data astrails, crossings, streams, saddles and possible "stands" mustbe known and a map or sketch drawn up with this importantinformation marked down. Usually, in a club that owns alodge, there are men who have hunted the area year afteryear and who, by virtue of this experience, know the detailsof the topography of the region.
