Pennsylvania Game News - December 2011 - 38

M onroe — I was checking shooters at a Game Commission shooting range and explained to one individual that users must now possess a valid hunting or furtaking license, or a range use permit. Several minutes later he approached me with laptop computer in hand, displaying his newly acquired range permit and asked if this would suffice. I couldn’t resist laughing and gave him the go ahead to shoot, but not before informing him he would be the subject of a Field Note. — WCO phiLip White, BLakesLee northuMberland/Montour — A woman who runs a cleaning service was busy cleaning one of her homes when she went to leave for the day and discovered that a small bear had climbed into her open sunroof, sat in the driver’s seat and started eating a box of hot dogs left on the front seat. The woman had no idea what to do, so she started yelling at the bear. The bear then got out of the car, along with the hot dogs, and sat on the trunk to finish its meal. The bear made a quick retreat when I arrived. The woman, who was from Australia, said the largest thing she had to ever deal with there was a dingo. — WCO riCk DeiteriCh, DanviLLe MontgoMery — I was conducting an HTE class at the Montgomery County Fire Academy when the fire alarm went off. HTE instructors Doug Orth and Robert Farbstein helped me as we quickly evacuated the classroom in a quick and orderly fashion. Once everyone was outside, we did a roll call to make sure we weren’t missing anyone. Responding firefighters checked the building and found no fire. We were able to reenter the building to finish the class and everyone passed their tests with flying colors. As we were leaving, the fire marshall told us that we also passed his fire evacuation plan with flying colors. — WCO J. ChristOpher heiL, trOOper
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I noticed more fawns this spring than the previous year, although not as many twins, throughout Potter and Tioga counties. The Food and Cover Corps crew members also reported seeing a lot of fawns and some nice bucks as they maintained food plots on the Game Lands. — LMO Denise h. MitCheLtree, renOva

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lackawanna — Beech nuts have been virtually nonexistent here for at least six years, but this year on some of the Game Lands many beech trees are heaving with mast. The last time that happened, we had a record bear harvest. — WCO Mark rutkOWski, tayLOr

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Mifflin — I was driving a remote forest road when I rounded a bend and noticed what appeared to be a piece of cut firewood in the middle of the road. When I was within 15 yards I stopped and realized that the “firewood” was actually a bobcat lying on its belly, slowly stalking across the road. It wasn’t until the bobcat sprang into attack mode that I saw a rabbit on the other side of the road. The chase lasted about 20 seconds and ended with the bobcat trotting into the woods, a rabbit in its mouth. The cat’s speed and agility were truly impressive. — WCO Jeffrey G. MOCk, LeWistOWn
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