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spotlighting ($75), and will be subject to multiple years of license revocations. According to WCO Seth T. Mesoras, on Dec. 6 and 7, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., Simonds and McConnell went on a shooting spree that resulted in seven deer being killed and one injured — which had to be put down. During that time, a house and car were struck with errant shots. All of the deer were shot with 12gauge buckshot or slugs and left lay; no attempt had been made to take them. Sullivan Countians cited for illegal kill of tundra swan/deer Sullivan County WCO Rick Finnegan recently completed two cases involving the illegal killing of a tundra swan and white-tailed deer. Jesse Richart, 21, of Forksville, Sullivan County, was cited for illegally killing a tundra swan in March of 2009 in northern Sullivan County. “A concerned citizen called me with information that one of two swans he had been watching at a local pond had died,” WCO Finnegan said. “I responded, expecting to do a necropsy to determine the cause of death, but it was immediately apparent that the bird had been shot with a rifle. “A few months later, when interviewing Richart about a deer he had illegally killed, which cost him and another defendant $900 each, plus the loss of their hunting privileges for three years each, I learned he also may

have been the one who shot the tundra swan.” A follow-up investigation led to Richart pleading guilty to all charges, which will cost him $600 and likely the loss of his hunting privileges for four more years. In another case, 25-year-old Thomas J. White Jr., also from the Forksville area, pled guilty to the unlawful possession of a white-tailed deer. White was observed with a dead deer in the back of his truck, which he proceeded to dump in a nearby field. Field forensics testing proved that it had been shot twice in the head with a 17-caliber firearm. White pled guilty and was ordered to pay $500 plus costs and will likely lose his hunting privileges for three years. Philadelphians cited for illegal kill in Sullivan County In another Sullivan County case, Patrick Campion, 40, shot a doe and asked his friend, Mike Schauffele, to tag it because he didn’t have an antlerless deer license tag. After pleading guilty, Campion was ordered to pay more than $1,200 in fines and court costs and will likely lose his hunting privileges for two years. By agreeing to use his tag for a deer he didn’t lawfully harvest, Schauffele became involved and was fined $200. Several concerned citizens from Eagles Mere put WCO Finnegan on the trail of this case, which would have gone unknown without their stepping forward and calling.

2010-11 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
Squirrels, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined): Special season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license, and mentored youth - Oct. 9-15 (6 daily, 12 in possession). Squirrels, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined): Fall Season - Oct. 16-Nov. 27; Late Seasons - Dec. 13-23 and Dec. 27-Feb. 5 (6 daily, 12 in possession).
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