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Same here in PA, PGC denies there are big cats. In December one was supposedly hit by a carand killed here in Lehigh County at the base of the Blue Mountain. According to the farmers they witnessed the PGC releasing three cats on the mountain. From what I gather they are doing this in areas that experience a lot of deer/car collisions to reduce deer numbers. A guy I know shot a coyote two seasons ago. Strange thing was, the yote had an ear tag with a serial numer and a phone number. The phone number was to a farm in the midwest. The guy that answered the phone stated the insurance companies in PA buy them from him and transplant them here to reduce deer numers.
The there is the story of the Amish farmer in Lancaster County who had reported to the local game officer that a big cat was harassin his livestock. The PGC told him there are no lions in PA. A few days later the farmer shot the mountain lion that "wasn't harassing his livestock.
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