In about 1990 , I was doing business in north central Pa.. The area around the town town , was some private land , a lot of property owned and managed by a very large timber company , and National Forest Land. At the time , other areas were secretly stocked with Michigan coyotes. The first truck load of coyotes were ceremoniously released on the paper company land. Those attending the event were , officials from the paper company , Pa. Blame Comm. and a lodge brother from the local town . One of my very best friends , I could trust w/my life , was a lodge brother of the guy that witnessed the event. This happened all over the Central Pa. mountains. Another of the coyote stocking events , was accidentally discovered by a public official , another trusted good friend . He was on a back road near his home. He saw a truck parked near the end of the road and inquired about the driver's load. To my friend's surprise , the driver, said coyotes. The driver asked directions and declared he was lost , and headed for the other location.
At around the same time , folks were seeing Mountain lions generally all over central Pa. . I was on the road traveling on business every day ,and by 1992 I had seen three of the big cats w/in a short time. Hunters out in the woods , were seeing them. And again , our state conservation agency totally denied all knowledge of the events. Government agencies think folks are stupid , and lie on a daily basis. When the evidence mounts upto a given level ,it becomes undeniable. The bad part is , bloated agencies are self perpetuating , and don't give a crap about the people they are supposed to serve..............