November 30, 2015
From YorkDispatch.com
Conservation Officer Steven Knickel said York County’s No. 1 violation is “unlawful taking of wildlife.”
These violations increased in Pennsylvania from 1,112 in 2013-14 to 1,314 in 2014-15, according to Game Commission spokesman Travis Lau.
He said the jump likely occurred because of a recent class of graduating officers that allowed the commission to cover more ground. He expects that trend to continue with another class graduating earlier this year, he said.
Before noon on Monday, Knickel had already issued one violation to a hunter who had obtained a license without taking a required hunter education course. He was planning on taking the confiscated deer to a needy family later in the day.
Other violations officers issue include using bait or lights to aid in the hunt and hunting under the influence (HUI), he said. An HUI arrest requires a slightly higher blood-alcohol content than a DUI (.10 for HUI, .08 for DUI), but those Knickel has arrested are typically more than double the legal limit, he said.