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• Updated:Dec. 12, 2022, 5:47 p.m.|
• Published:Dec. 12, 2022, 9:28 a.m.

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• Marcus Schneck | mschneck@pennlive.com

A deer hunter in Lancaster County recently hung upside down for an hour before Pennsylvania Game Commission staff and personnel from local fire companies could bring in multiple extension ladders to get down from his tree.

According to Lancaster County Game Warden Greg Graham, the hunter’s treestand failed, but his safety harness prevented any injuries that would have required a hospital stay.

He noted that the hunter was saved because he followed advice to always wear a fall restraint when using any type of elevated stand.

Many of the other reports in the December Field Office Reports from the Game Commission involved hunters doing the wrong thing and getting caught, and in some cases taking additional wrong actions.

Graham also reported that he found multiple Game Law violations…