Pennsylvania Game News - December 2011 - 37

Wayne — After several attempts to get  charges dismissed for unlawfully killing a large buck and being found guilty in both  district  justice  court  and  then  common  pleas court, the defendant demanded that  I give him back the illegally taken antlers. I explained that the antlers were now the  property of the state. “I’ll just go out and  shoot another big buck,” he said. I handed  him my business card and told him to give  me a call when he did. I certainly won’t wait around for the phone to ring, but you  never know. — WCO FRanK DOOLey, tyLeR hiLL

Stranger Things Have Happened

Clarion — During  the  spring,  while  checking on fishermen, the local waterways  conservation  officer  decided  to  sit  on  a  brush  pile  to  watch  for  any  illegal  activity. What he didn’t know was that he was sharing the brushpile with a mother bear  and her cubs. He had a feeling something  was watching him and then heard a noise  behind him. He turned to see the mother  bear only a few feet away. He tried to slowly  move  away  but  something  was  holding  him back and he fell flat on his rear end. He thought for sure the bear had a hold of him, but the bear had gone and the cord on  his coat had gotten stuck on a cutoff limb.  Not mentioning any names, Greg. — WCO steven J. aCe, KnOx 
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Bear Scare

Pike — Not long ago I had a Field Note  about getting a new bear trap. It has a door  that swings from the side, latching behind  two cams. After WCO Mark Kropa and I  processed a bear at our Game Lands building at Shohola, I just rested the door on the  cams and left. The next morning, Game  Lands maintenance worker Joe Loughney called me and asked if I had set the trap  again after he had left work the day before.  After telling him that I hadn’t, he said that there  was another bear in it. Apparently,  the bear opened  the unlatched door and  went in the trap. Mark and I are still arguing over who gets credit for that one. — WCO RObeRt JOhnsOn, MataMORas   This  spring  the  Tussey  Mt.  Strutters  Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation funded the planting and fencing of 20 fruit trees on SGL 261 near Hopewell.  The trees, fertilizer and fencing were purchased from local businesses, while Beegle’s Log and Lumber of Everett donated mulch  for use in planting. Art Rexinger, a local  volunteer, donated his tractor and auger,  as well as his time to dig the holes for the  trees.  Habitat  projects  not  only  benefit  wildlife, but they help the local economy  and  provide  opportunities  for  organizations, businesses and individuals to donate  time and resources toward a worthy cause. — LMO JOnathan ZuCK, eveRett
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Too Easy

Pitchin’ In
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