New York Times: Hunting faces new threat from drilling in Northeast


Photo Credit: Ruth Fremson

For those who have ever stalked deer, turkey and bear here in “God’s Country” in north central Pennsylvania, this hunting season is like no other.

For one thing, it is louder. The soundtrack of birds chirping, thorns scraping against a hunter’s brush pants and twigs crunching underfoot is now accompanied by the dull roar of compressor stations and the chugging of big trucks up these hills.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 11/12/2011 8:00 AM
Categories: Hunting
Tags: hunting bears drilling deer marcellus shale natural gas
 

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