Well, that d-bag Frein has screwed up not only the archery opener but all hunting in the search area until further notice. Excerpted from the Game Commission press release:
MANHUNT PLACES HUNTING SEASONS ON HOLD
Game Commission executive order temporarily halts hunting and trapping in seven townships.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has temporarily closed all hunting and trapping seasons within seven townships in northeastern Pennsylvania, where the search continues for a fugitive wanted in the shooting death of a state police trooper.
Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough today issued an executive order to close temporarily the hunting and trapping seasons within Price, Barrett and Paradise townships in Monroe County; and Blooming Grove, Porter, Lehman and Greene townships in Pike County.
The townships all are within Wildlife Management Unit 3D.
The closure affects all private and public lands, including the portions of State Game Lands 180, 183 and 221 located within those townships. Those portions of game lands are closed to all public access while the executive order is in effect.
Hunting and trapping seasons will remain closed in the identified townships until the executive order is lifted, which will be announced by the Game Commission in a statewide news release that will be posted on the agency�s website at the time it is issued.
The closure was initiated after the Pennsylvania State Police advised on Tuesday that troopers who are part of the search for fugitive Eric Frein had uncovered explosive devices that apparently were left behind in wooded areas by the fugitive, and would pose an obvious danger to anyone who would encounter them.
Hough said the discovery of the devices, and the danger associated with the search effort in general, would pose too great a risk to hunters, trappers and members of the general public.Full release:
PGC News Release I understand the concern if there are pipe bombs, booby traps, and jittery cops in the woods but damn it, it's hunting season.
What's to say there aren't other bombs that won't be found until who know's when? Adding more folks to the woods would put a hell of a lot of eyeballs out there and more pressure on Frein.
Sucks. (and I don't even hunt there)
Dale
