Johnsonburg, Pa.:  Joe Fremer, predator hunter from Brockway, brought the first two coyotes to Rolfe’s weigh station on Sunday, 2/15.  “I was spotting with a thermal scope Saturday morning near the Jefferson/Clearfield County line when the coyotes came out.  I was able to harvest one of them at about 3:20 a.m. but the other coyote took off.  I kept waiting and near 4:00 a.m. the second coyote came out into the field.”

Joe was hunting private land.  He does not call, and instead uses a thermal spotting scope over fields.  Joe shoots a .223 rifle.  The first coyote harvested turned out to be an extremely large male coyote weighing in at 44.8#.  The second coyote harvested was a female, also quite large, and weighed in at 33.0#.

Josh Bizzak of Wilcox brought in both a 11.0# female gray fox and a 10.6# male red fox.  Josh hunted private lands in Elk County Saturday evening thru Sunday morning with a .17 Hornet and red lights.  He harvested the male red fox at 12:30 am and the gray fox at 1:45 a.m.  Josh was using an electronic call.  “That was our Valentine’s Day date with my wife!” said Josh.

Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this hunt or trap from 2/20-22, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/19.

Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day.  Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox.  Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.