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NorthumberlaNd/moNtour — I  was  patrolling  one  Saturday  last  winter  after  a fresh snowfall when I was stopped by an  individual who asked what had happened  to all of the turkeys. He said he had been  seeing  50  to  60  in  certain  fields  around  PP&L, but lately he was not seeing any. I  told him the turkeys were still around, but  had changed their winter feeding habits.  Not  five  minutes  later  I  rounded  a  bend  in the road and spotted the flock literally  running  behind  a  horse-drawn  manure  spreader. I guess life is fast paced for everyone, not just us. — WCO RiCky DeiteRiCh, Danville The Beavertown Food & Cover Corps  crew was repairing the access road to SGL  171  in  Juniata  County  when  supervisor  Shannon  VanHorn  started  up  the  tractor one morning and noticed bear tracks  all over the hood and windshield. I can’t  complain, as we are always looking for help  to accomplish the huge amount of work we  have to do on the Game Lands. — lMO Steven BeRnaRDi, PennS CReek moNroe — I  was  assigned  to  work  at  our  display  at  the  Farm  Show  in  Harrisburg, and when I arrived I found my old  roommate, WCO Kevin Clouser, waiting  for  someone  to  replace  him.  After  being  there for some time, I did what any person  does — took  a  walk  to  browse  the  food  stands to find something to eat. I came to  one stand and heard several people talking  about the delicious potato donuts that they  sell. A man asked me if there was anything  he could get me, and I explained that I was  hesitant because of the old joke about cops  and donuts. He then laughed and told me I  had nothing to worry about because Kevin  had  already  been  there  and  had  eaten  a  dozen and a half, so no one was going to  say anything about me. — WCO CORy BentzOni, kReSgeville
NOVEMBER  2012 

Eatin’ On the Run

Y ork  — For  years  people  have  told  me  I  resemble  the  ex-football  player/pro  wrestler Bill Goldberg, so recently a young  boy looked at me and said, “you look like  that one guy, uh . . .” but before he could  say  it,  I  asked,  Goldberg?  “No,”  he  said,  “The police guy who came to our school  and taught us about animals.” Well, it was  nice  to  be  remembered  as  me  instead  of  someone on TV. — WCO ShaWn MuSSeR, WRightSville

Just Me

Taking the Night Shift

They were Delicious

CameroN — I  answered  questions  and  handed  out  Game  Commission  items  to  thousands of trappers from all over the state  at  the  Trappers  Convention  held  at  the  Clearfield County Fairgrounds. The event  was a huge success, as trappers mingle and  exchange ideas, as well as learn new ways  to  improve  and  enhance  their  furtaking  experiences. — WCO Wayne a. hunt, St MaRyS moNtgomerY — I pulled into the parking  area  of  SGL  234  in  Linfield  when  I  noticed  in  the  adjacent  field  a  ringneck  pheasant walking around. This was unusual  being it was early July and birds had not  been stocked, but what made it even more  unusual was that there was also a hen bird  with about five young in the same field. — WCO RayMOnD MaDDen, ROyeRSfORD
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Modern Rendezvous

Some Natural Reproduction
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