Bon Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Production Company Films Elk in PA WildsOn February 11, 2015 the Steve Rotfeld Production Company (SRP) was in Benezette to film an episode of the adventure series "Wild About Animals". The subject of this program was the Pennsylvania elk herd. The morning began with a report of a bull elk located in Scattertown with a swing entangled in his antlers. Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) personnel tranquilized the elk and removed the entangeled swing and attached a radio collar around his neck. The purpose of the collar is to allow the PGC to monitor the movements and behavoir of the elk herd. The activities were recorded and can be seen on "Wild About Animals"The filming schedule included interviews with Colleen Shanon, PGC Land and Elk Habitat Manager, and Jeremy Banfield, PGC Elk Biologist. The backdrop for the interviews was the Elk Country Visitor Center managed by the Keystone Country Elk Alliance. CEO Rawley Cogan was interviewed as part of the program at the Visitor Center. The crew then interviewed Paul Staniszewski, a local elk photographer and Pennsylvania Wilds Artisan. He mentioned that in the years that he has been roaming the hills around Benezette photographing elk the thing that impressed him most wasthe accomplishments of several state agencies. The PA Game Commission, Fish & Boat Commission, Environment Protection Agency, and the Department of Conservation Natural Resources all collaborated to take this land decimated by strip mining and transformed it into a viable habitat for elk. The result is that Benezette is now a popular tourist destination with hundreds of thousands visitors to the area every year.. Additionally he is most appreciative of the hospitality of local residents that give him an opportunity to photograph these majestic animals and share their beauty with others."Wild About Animals", hosted by Emmy Award winning actress Mariette Hartley, travels the globe to bring viewers fascinating stories about a variety of animals in their natural environment. SRP is an Emmy Award winning production and national broadcast syndication company. Since its inception in 1985, its programs have appeared on TLC, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, and other national and international venues.Bill Watts, Associate Producer for SRP, noted that he was impressed with level cooperation, accomodation, and hospitality exhibited by everyone involved and that this assured the success of this project. Individuals interested in learning about the elk are invited to refer to their cable television scheduling guide and view the upcoming program.This program will bring national and international attention to the value of our elk herd, introducing viewers to this state treasure and the beauty of this wild and scenic part of Pennsylvania. pstan and sapphire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Paul Staniszewski pstan and sapphire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Paul Staniszewski Bon... Thanks for posting... Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Production Company Films Elk in PA Wilds On February 11, 2015 the Steve Rotfeld Production Company (SRP) was in Benezette to film an episode of the adventure series "Wild About Animals". The subject of this program was the Pennsylvania elk herd. The morning began with a report of a bull elk located in Scattertown with a swing entangled in his antlers. Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) personnel tranquilized the elk and removed the entangeled swing and attached a radio collar around his neck. The purpose of the collar is to allow the PGC to monitor the movements and behavoir of the elk herd. The activities were recorded and can be seen on "Wild About Animals" The filming schedule included interviews with Colleen Shanon, PGC Land and Elk Habitat Manager, and Jeremy Banfield, PGC Elk Biologist. The backdrop for the interviews was the Elk Country Visitor Center managed by the Keystone Country Elk Alliance. CEO Rawley Cogan was interviewed as part of the program at the Visitor Center. The crew then interviewed Paul Staniszewski, a local elk photographer and Pennsylvania Wilds Artisan. He mentioned that in the years that he has been roaming the hills around Benezette photographing elk the thing that impressed him most was the accomplishments of several state agencies. The PA Game Commission, Fish & Boat Commission, Environment Protection Agency, and the Department of Conservation Natural Resources all collaborated to take this land decimated by strip mining and transformed it into a viable habitat for elk. The result is that Benezette is now a popular tourist destination with hundreds of thousands visitors to the area every year.. Additionally he is most appreciative of the hospitality of local residents that give him an opportunity to photograph these majestic animals and share their beauty with others. "Wild About Animals", hosted by Emmy Award winning actress Mariette Hartley, travels the globe to bring viewers fascinating stories about a variety of animals in their natural environment. SRP is an Emmy Award winning production and national broadcast syndication company. Since its inception in 1985, its programs have appeared on TLC, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, and other national and international venues. Bill Watts, Associate Producer for SRP, noted that he was impressed with level cooperation, accomodation, and hospitality exhibited by everyone involved and that this assured the success of this project. Individuals interested in learning about the elk are invited to refer to their cable television scheduling guide and view the upcoming program. This program will bring national and international attention to the value of our elk herd, introducing viewers to this state treasure and the beauty of this wild and scenic part of Pennsylvania. Bon... It is my understanding that you made the initial call to the PA Game Commission concerning this bull elk in distress... Many thanks... sapphire and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Bon... It is my understanding that you made the initial call to the PA Game Commission concerning this bull elk in distress... Many thanks... Yes I am. I called the PGC this afternoon and thanked them for for removing the swing from his antlers. "Blue" was behind my house this afternoon along with "Spike" and the cows. sapphire and MIM307 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphire Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 That is an absolutely awesome picture!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mungaknuts Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So the pic is of Blue withthe swing removed? Great job Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Paul, do you know when this program will air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Paul, do you know when this program will air? Bon... The production company filmed for 6 hours and that will need to be edited down to fit their one hour program format and this will take some time I will keep you posted when their programming schedule is announced. sapphire and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks!!! I hope "Blue" makes the cut!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks!!! I hope "Blue" makes the cut!!! lol Bon... I can assure you that "Blue" will make the cut because before Wednesday morning the plan was for the PGC to tranquilize and radio collar an elk. As it turned out, the PGC was notified about "Blue" being in distress in Scattertown and decided to permit the filming crew document the rescue and collaring. Did you ever in your wildest dreams think that you would make "Blue" a movie star? Bon and WMJ77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 lol ..no ... I just wanted him freed of his "bling"!!! By the way, he made the front page of "The Bennetts Valley News" pstan and WMJ77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 maybe I should be Blue's agent. spaghettiwasted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 included interviews with Colleen Shanon, PGC Land and Elk Habitat Managerso thats where she went, miss her chasing us through the woods Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JenMc32 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Still miss seeing Fred while up there pstan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Still miss seeing Fred while up there I agree "Fred" is really missed....The last few times I went up to Benezette I saw another bull that is hanging around town and quickly gaining popularity... He is the collared bull 2D... Since then the PGC has removed his yellow collar... I was in the woods up at the Winslow Hill Viewing Area and noticed a bull bedded in the field. I laid my camera bag down on the ground and moved about 20 feet. Suddenly I heard a noise behind me and turned around to see 2D checking out my camera bag... Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 What is Blue's number & letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenthere Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 included interviews with Colleen Shanon, PGC Land and Elk Habitat Manager so thats where she went, miss her chasing us through the woods Keep the eye in the back of your head open because she still does LE work during deer season.She checked a deer I shot two years ago and busted about 5 different people in Sabula that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 yea i know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I agree "Fred" is really missed....The last few times I went up to Benezette I saw another bull that is hanging around town and quickly gaining popularity... He is the collared bull 2D... Since then the PGC has removed his yellow collar... I was in the woods up at the Winslow Hill Viewing Area and noticed a bull bedded in the field. I laid my camera bag down on the ground and moved about 20 feet. Suddenly I heard a noise behind me and turned around to see 2D checking out my camera bag... good thing it didnt hook the strap on the bag and take off pstan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 What is Blue's number & letter? The PGC no longer uses the yellow collars with numbers and letters... They switched to plain brown collars with an antenna attached and no numbers or letters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 ok!! thought I saw an antenna on the collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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