going strong by bob frye T HERE WAS NO INTERNET when Ray Swingle was born. Not that it mattered. There were no desktop computers, no smartphones and no laptops on which to explore it. There weren't even televisions. He's all over each of them now, though. Harvesting a buck on the family farm the day after you turn 101 draws attention. " I wanted to get him on my 101st birthday, but he didn't come out for supper that night, so I had to postpone it until the next night, " said Swingle, who took the deer on Oct. 9. " Then I caught up with him. He was a perfect 8-pointer, with a 17 3/4-inch spread. " Maybe you already knew that about Swingle, who lives in Union Dale in Susquehanna County. Plenty of media outlets have told his tale over the last few months. But here's maybe what you don't know. This guy is the real deal, relentless about chasing life down and grabbing it in his still-powerful hands. You think someone propped him up and let him shoot his buck to make for the story of the century 19 FEBRUARY 2025