Mt. Lebanon deer-culling corrals sprayed with urine, repellant
“I don't trust them to abide by the law, because they haven't so far," Benner said.
Yeah, you'll fix us and not disclose names of food banks or processors. Way to go. The closest deer processor is in Carnegie. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to go on Kip's Deer Processing's website and find out what this means:
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Update March 5, 2015 7:32 AM WTF
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“I don't trust them to abide by the law, because they haven't so far," Benner said.
Excuse me? WE HAVEN'T ABIDED BY THE LAW SO FAR? Uh, Mr. Benner, who had a corral built 257 feet away from a school, violating the Federal School Zone Gun law? Who has a corral ten feet too close to another school? Who tried to kill deer in Scott Township when the PA Game Commission permit stated within Mt. Lebanon? Why was your man, Gene Huntington doing field work, again another PGC permit violation? Why didn't you call PA One Call? Why were you continuing to build the corral over in McNeilly in the pouring rain on Tuesday, after being told to halt work until the utility companies marked their lines?
Oh, wait. Do you mean the Municipality? With one commissioner (Linfante) urging residents to take matters into their own hands and then, in writing, tell a person that the Mt. Lebanon Police will be on Connor Road to arrest any protestors? By not keeping their website up to date and giving false information about the locations of the deer killing? By not properly notifying residents who live near the killing fields? By locating another spot in Bird Park a little further away from Markham Elementary?
It is our constitutional right to protest, Mr. Benner. You may not like it, but frankly, we don't like what you are doing either. We don't like what Commissioners Bendel, Brumfield, Linfante, and Silverman are doing.
I have never encouraged anyone to tamper with the bait. I have suggested calling the deer processors, food banks, and Game Commission. Sorry, Mr. Benner, but receiving four calls a day is not excessive, considering I get hundreds of visitors on Lebo Citizens every day.
Benner said people have been bombarding the companies that would likely process the dead deer with questions or claims about the safety of the meat, to the point that he refused to name the processors or food banks that would accept the meat for distribution through Hunters Sharing the Harvest.
Yeah, you'll fix us and not disclose names of food banks or processors. Way to go. The closest deer processor is in Carnegie. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to go on Kip's Deer Processing's website and find out what this means:
I wonder why Kip's declined to comment. Could it be that YOU NEVER CONTACTED HIM?
And you don't trust us.
Update March 5, 2015 7:32 AM WTF
From: merlinbenner@gmail.com On Behalf Of Merlin Benner
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 6:52 AM
To: XXXXXXXXXX
Subject: Re: Bird Park
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2015 6:52 AM
To: XXXXXXXXXX
Subject: Re: Bird Park
Hello XXXXX
I'm sorry, but that's not my role to know at this point. I could find out. All sites are jointly picked between the Township and my field staff, so I suggest contacting the Township for site specific information.
Thanks.
office: 570-376-2255 cell: 570-439-6898
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 6:39 AM, XXXXXXX wrote:
Mr. Benner:Is there currently a deer baiting station in Bird Park?Thank you.