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HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Game Commission has closed the shooting range on State Game Lands 43 in relation to the ongoing manhunt for fugitive Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped Chester County Prison Aug. 31, and more recently was learned to be armed and in the area of the game lands.
Aside from the shooting range, State Game Lands 43 remains open. Hunting seasons for squirrels, doves and Canada geese are underway, and the archery deer and bear seasons in southeastern Wildlife Management Units 5C and 5D begin on Saturday.
Hunters are advised to be on the lookout for Cavalcante, and take precaution while hunting in the area. Don’t leave parked vehicles unlocked, or unattended firearms in vehicles or elsewhere on the game lands.
The risk that shooting-range users could provide a source for the fugitive to acquire firearms was one consideration in closing the range.
Meanwhile, hunters and other game lands users, some of whom likely operate trail cameras on the game lands, are encouraged to report any potential sightings of the fugitive to police.
But all game lands users should put their own safety first and not take any unnecessary risks in the effort to bring the fugitive to justice, Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans said.
“We want game lands users to stay safe, and that starts with staying informed,” Burhans said. “While the fugitive’s exact whereabouts are unknown, we do know he recently was in the area of State Game Lands 43, and that’s something hunters and others on the game lands need to take into consideration until new information surfaces or the search concludes.”
The range on State Game Lands 43 will remain closed indefinitely. Its reopening will be announced in another news release.
State Game Lands 43 is in Warwick and Nantmeal townships, Chester County, and Robeson, union and Caernarvon townships, Berks County.
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