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Priority COLUMBIA — After manning the Game Commission’s exhibits at the Farm Show in Harrisburg and a sports show in Bloomsburg, I heard many different points of view from farmers and sportsmen regarding the agency’s deer management program. Some support it while others would like to see sweeping changes. Most individuals I spoke with did agree on one major issue, though — the need for a license increase. — WCO JOHN MORACK, NUMIDIA Flashback FOREST — I was looking for bald eagles at Buzzard Swamp one day last winter when the water was covered by a thin sheet of clear ice. I heard the sound of cracking ice and up popped a beaver’s head a short distance away, which reminded me of a submarine conning tower breaking through arctic ice. — WCO FRANK LEICHTENBERGER, SHEFFIELD Pitching In Sportsmen’s Clubs, conservation organizations and individuals in Bedford and Fulton counties donated nearly 3,000 pounds of seed and fertilizer last spring for planting wildlife openings on State Game Lands. Bedford County Sportsmen’s Club, Hopewell Sportsmen’s Club, Raver’s Gap Sportsmen’s Club, McConnellsburg Rifle and Pistol Club, Pheasants Forever and Guy’s Hardware are to be applauded for their generous donations. These groups looked beyond their own needs and donated funds to assist the Game Commission in improving habitat for wildlife and hunting opportunities for hunters. — LMO JONATHAN S. ZUCK, EVERETT Informative Read MERCER — While I was at a local garage getting routine maintenance on my vehicle, an elderly woman asked where the bears are. I told her that we did not have a large population here yet, but sightings are on the rise. What prompted her question in the first place made my day. With a rack full of different magazines for customers to read, this woman was reading a recent issue of a publication called Pennsylvania Game News. — WCO LAWRENCE R. HERGENROEDER, GROVE CITY No Place Like Home BRADFORD — One thing that surprised me here in Iraq while serving my second tour was seeing an antlerless whitetail deer mount in an office here. Talk about never getting away from the job. When I return from Iraq in the fall I hope to spend some much needed time with my grandchildren, and then it will be time to put on the other green uniform and return to work. I’m quite sure that my fellow officers, Joe Wenzel and Rich Lupinsky, are looking forward to my return. I also understand that one of the new graduate WCOs is in the county. I look forward to meeting this young man and building a strong working relationship. — WCO VERNON PERRY, CAMP BUCCA, IRAQ 37 Over the Airwaves YORK — I did an hour-long radio program in Hanover that went very well and without a hitch. As I was leaving the studio a driver stopped his car in the road and waved me over. He yelled to me that he enjoyed listening to the program. Now I know at least one person listened. — WCO GUY HANSEN, RED LION SEPTEMBER 2008

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