Roseau Times-Region - Serving Roseau County for over 100 Years - The Official Roseau County Newspaper

Once, not so many years ago, Ryan "Pete" Petersburg, 36, could track a deer for miles, climb up to his portable deer stand, and dance around a campfire late into the night.

Now, he rides an electric wheelchair, needs assistance getting into his deer stand, and is one of the happiest guys in any deer camp.

So, he isn't complaining.

A week ago Thursday, he was out at deer camp, which is the old Arvid Barber homestead four miles west of the Wannaska DNR Forestry Station.

It was a family affair with his stepfather, Rick Barber, and his brother, Brad Petersburg.

Pete was smiling as he wheeled ar...