To whom it may concern,
During the 2009 hunting season, on the first day of antlered deer, the Game commission’s officers made a un-warranted visit to our camp in Sullivan County on the pre-tense that they came to investigate an illegal trespass. No information was given by the officers and no questions were asked, about the trespass so I will assume that I was an ironic ploy to investigate the property.
One officer questioned the men at the cabin while another hastily inspected the grounds. I was in my treestand with my son, due to this being his first hunting expierence, and watch the man go from one unused deer feeder to another. I could tell they had been here before but was not alarmed because the feeders had not been used since summer-time. When ordered from our treestands and guns were confiscated for their records, I became alarmed. I showed the officers the four un-used feeders located with-in viewing of the kid’s bedroom windows and explained the part-time use of the property. They were pleased with the cooperation but still managed to close the property for the remaining hunting season and issue me a fine for hunting over a baited property. My Mother had apparently disposed of her Thanksgiving decorations behind the garage. A four sprig group of tied, dried corn stalks and a few rotten pumpkins. A half eaten donut laying near the porch was also noted.
It was explained how lucky for us that no hunters had harvested a deer or bear during the season or the fines would have been substantially greater and that they had just closed down a much larger camp this morning. I thanked them for their time and we left camp for home in the morning.
I made calls to the District Justice about a hearing but gave up since I had just used my week vaction to prepare for the upcoming hunt and time away with my 12 year old’s first hunt from camp. A four hour drive and asking for more time off from work appeared as addition punshment. I’m not sure if I’ll take my youngest sons to a Hunter’s education course this year. Good memories of hunting are getting hard to come by in PA.
Sincerely,
William Crist Jr.
Re: Any Game Commission whines <-- I had not nuch luck expressing my total disguest at the time.
During the 2009 hunting season, on the first day of antlered deer, the Game commission’s officers made a un-warranted visit to our camp in Sullivan County on the pre-tense that they came to investigate an illegal trespass. No information was given by the officers and no questions were asked, about the trespass so I will assume that I was an ironic ploy to investigate the property.
One officer questioned the men at the cabin while another hastily inspected the grounds. I was in my treestand with my son, due to this being his first hunting expierence, and watch the man go from one unused deer feeder to another. I could tell they had been here before but was not alarmed because the feeders had not been used since summer-time. When ordered from our treestands and guns were confiscated for their records, I became alarmed. I showed the officers the four un-used feeders located with-in viewing of the kid’s bedroom windows and explained the part-time use of the property. They were pleased with the cooperation but still managed to close the property for the remaining hunting season and issue me a fine for hunting over a baited property. My Mother had apparently disposed of her Thanksgiving decorations behind the garage. A four sprig group of tied, dried corn stalks and a few rotten pumpkins. A half eaten donut laying near the porch was also noted.
It was explained how lucky for us that no hunters had harvested a deer or bear during the season or the fines would have been substantially greater and that they had just closed down a much larger camp this morning. I thanked them for their time and we left camp for home in the morning.
I made calls to the District Justice about a hearing but gave up since I had just used my week vaction to prepare for the upcoming hunt and time away with my 12 year old’s first hunt from camp. A four hour drive and asking for more time off from work appeared as addition punshment. I’m not sure if I’ll take my youngest sons to a Hunter’s education course this year. Good memories of hunting are getting hard to come by in PA.
Sincerely,
William Crist Jr.
Re: Any Game Commission whines <-- I had not nuch luck expressing my total disguest at the time.
