Pennsylvania Game Commission Officers Rescue Lost Hunters

By Tom Knighton

Hunters and game wardens tend to have a…tense relationship. While most hunters understand the role of the game warden and even support it in most cases, they still don’t like it when a guy strolls up to their deer stand wanting to see a license. Hunters are prickly that way.

Two hunters in Pennsylvania might not mind it so much after a couple of state game commission officers rescued them while lost in the woods.

The Game Commission was notified on the evening of Oct. 21 that the two hunters, 58-year-old Jeff Cherry, of Altoona, and his 17-year-old granddaughter Megan Settlemyer, did not meet up with the rest of their hunting party when expected.

As darkness fell and the hours passed, concern for the hunters’ safety grew because Cherry is diabetic and did not have insulin or food with him.

At about 11 p.m., wildlife conservation officers and their deputies, state police, members of the Mountain Top Fire Company, and family and friends of the lost hunters gathered to begin a search.

Wildlife Conservation Officers Mike Steingraber and Derek Daly, both of whom are trained in human tracking, put their skills to work. Daly interviewed members of the hunting party and learned …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms