Pennsylvania Game News - May 2013 - 25

Tough Choices

FAyette — After  showing  a  photo 
of two bears looking into my bear trap 
to a trapper, he said it looked like the 
bears  were  discussing  who  would  get 
the cream-filled or glazed doughnut.
— WCO BrAndOn BOnin, ChALK hiLL

Isn’t It the Truth?

trAining school — On field assignment early last fall in Clarion County, 
WCO Dan Schmidt and I checked a lot 
of dove hunters who were scattered in 
some large fields. One hunter harvested 
two doves after shooting two boxes of 
shells. The hunter said, “I think most 
of the doves are safe today.”
— CAdet Jesse n. Bish, hArrisBurg

Raided

Caught on Screen

A d A m s  — The  new  computers 
WCOs  now  have  in  their  vehicles 
provide the ability to see where every 
officer is in the state. The technology 
constantly  tracks  the  vehicle  and  records things such as direction of travel 
and  speed.  Last  summer,  WCO  Kyle 
Jury  trapped  a  nuisance  bear  in  York 
County and without having good habitat to release it in he decided to drive it 
to Perry County. It was not surprising 
when WCO Jury soon got a phone call 
asking what he had delivered to Perry 
County. Being the trained investigator 
Perry/Juniata  counties  WCO  Steve 
Hower is, and with a little help from 
the  “eye  in  the  sky,”  WCO  Jury  was 
busted before crossing the county line.
— WCO Kevin AndersOn, LittLestOWn
MAY  2013 

clinton — After  Deputy  Charles 
VanGorder put bear bait in my vehicle 
I  parked  at  my  residence  and  forgot 
the bait was there. The next morning 
I realized my mistake when I saw the 
cap  window  open  and  the  remains 
of  the  plastic  bag  strewn  around  the 
truck. Muddy prints on the tailgate and 
front hood revealed the culprit. Adding  insult  to  injury,  two  birdfeeders 
15  feet  above  ground  had  also  been 
ransacked.
— WCO Kenneth PACKArd, 
Jersey shOre

Just Can’t Win

schuylkill — An  older  gentleman 
during deer season told me his group 
could  not  find  a  buck  on  the  Game 
Lands.  Later  that  day  he  was  driving 
past when I flagged him down to show 
him a nice 8-point taken close to the 
parking lot. He then said it had been 
the only one there. I wish I could let 
him know that between Christmas and 
New Year’s, I saw three bucks together 
on that same Game Lands.
— WCO Kevin CLOuser, AshLAnd
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