Snowmobilers harassed, attempted to illegally take fox in central Pa.

Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission are looking for two individuals they said harassed and ran over a red fox while snowmobiling in Lebanon County earlier this week.

The incident took place in a field near the intersection of State Route 501 and Locust Street in Heidelberg Township on the afternoon of Jan. 20.

The two snowmobilers chased the wild fox through the field for over 30 minutes, running it over multiple times, the game commission said. A video posted to Facebook shows one of the snowmobilers terrorizing the fox.

The game commission said the two individuals are wanted for illegally harassing and attempting to unlawfully take the fox.

One of the individuals was wearing black pants, a black and gray jacket and a silver metallic helmet while riding a black snowmobile with yellow skis. The other individual was wearing fluorescent orange pants, a black jacket and a black helmet and was riding a black and white snowmobile.

Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to call the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Southeast Region at 1-833-PGC-HUNT or the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001. Tips can also be made online.