I will post the new article link so you can see a picture of the carnage. The Deputy officer named was first on the scene and did one heck of an investigation. I know the Deputy very well, he sent me a picture of a small dump truck full to the top that they used to haul the birds away, it was sickening, as is the picture in the link below.
Bruce Metz, Southeast Region Director, Chuck Lincoln, Southeast Law Enforcement Supervisor and Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer Ed Shutter look over the snow geese that were taken.
Game Commission Photo
READING, Pa. —Five people in Berks County face charges after officials said they killed 265 snow geese over the permitted limit in Marion Township, Berks County.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission released the details of the alleged incident on Monday. They say the geese were killed on April 1 in the area of Church Road.
"The officers responded to the scene and found evidence that a large number of snow geese had been shot. Through their investigation, it was learned that the five defendants had killed 365 snow geese. The daily bag limit for snow geese is 25," a Game Commission news release states.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission issued the following details about the charges:
- Norman Brubaker, 30, of Bernville, was charged with one count of hunting without a migratory bird license, one count of a violation involving federal laws and 73 counts of unlawful taking and possession of snow geese. Total fines and replacement costs could reach $14,990.
- Laverne Frey, 34, of Womelsdorf, was charged with one count of a violation involving federal laws and 48 counts of unlawful taking and possession of snow geese. Total fines and replacement costs could reach $10,040.
- Nevin Frey, 28, of Myerstown, was charged with one count of a violation involving federal laws and 48 counts of unlawful taking and possession of snow geese. Total fines and replacement costs could reach $10,040.
- Kenneth Oberholtzer, 26, of Womelsdorf, was charged with one count of a violation involving federal laws and 48 counts of unlawful taking and possession of snow geese. Total fines and replacement costs could reach $10,040.
- Nelson Sensenig, 25, of Lebanon, was charged with one count of a violation involving federal laws and 48 counts of unlawful taking and possession of snow geese. Total fines and replacement costs could reach $10,040.
Officias said after the birds were gathered and evidence was collected, agency officials transported the carcasses to a processor and
then donated 288 pounds of goose meat to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Harrisburg. The cost of processing was added to the defendant’s fines, according to the Game Commission.
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