GAME COMMISSION RETAINS RESTRICTION ON TAKING FERAL SWINE IN BEDFORD COUNTY
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that he was retaining protection on feral swine in Bedford County in an effort to facilitate trapping by individuals permitted by the agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Roe did, however, lift the protection in Bradford, Fulton, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. Under the executive order, issued in May of 2008, protection remains lifted on feral swine in the remaining 62 counties.
"This decision to lift protection in these four counties is based on a lack of recent reports of feral swine in these areas," Roe said. "Also, we have not identified opportunities for trapping in these areas. Should these opportunities arise, we will reinstate the restrictions on swine hunting in particular areas of interest.
"Trapping is the most effective way to remove feral swine from the wild, because it limits their dispersal into new areas. If funding is not available for trapping, we may consider lifting protection in Bedford County, as well."
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=176718
