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After finding 2 pipe bombs, police say ambush suspect Frein is stressed out, making mistakes

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Pennsylvania State Police confer along Snow Hill Road in Price Township, Pa, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 as the search for suspected killer Eric Frein carries on for the 18th day. State police searching for Frein, accused of killing a trooper, said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt that were capable of causing significant damage. The bombs were not deployed, but they were fully functional and had both trip wires and fuses, Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference. (AP Photo/Scranton Times-Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

Three Pennsylvania State Police cars patrol along Snow Hill Road in Price Township, Pa, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 as the search for suspected killer Eric Frein carries on for the 18th day. State police searching for Frein, accused of killing a trooper, said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt that were capable of causing significant damage. The bombs were not deployed, but they were fully functional and had both trip wires and fuses, Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference. (AP Photo/Scranton Times-Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

A Pennsylvania State Police sergeant stands guard with a shotgun on a small bridge along Snow Hill Road in Price Township, Pa, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 as the search for suspected killer Eric Frein carries on for the 18th day. State police searching for Frein, accused of killing a trooper, said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt that were capable of causing significant damage. The bombs were not deployed, but they were fully functional and had both trip wires and fuses, Lt. Col. George Bivens said at a news conference. (AP Photo/Scranton Times-Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

Authorities say their discovery of two pipe bombs during a massive manhunt in the Pennsylvania woods shows the fugitive is stressed out and making mistakes.

State police Lt. Col. George Bivens says the explosives were not deployed, but they were fully functional and capable of causing significant damage.

Bivens called on 31-year-old Eric Frein (freen) to surrender. Frein has been on the run since Sept. 12, accused of killing one state trooper and wounding another in the Pocono Mountains.

Authorities believe the self-taught survivalist is hiding in thick woods near his parents' home in Canadensis.

Tuesday's disclosure about the pipe bombs comes as deer hunters prepare for the opening of bow season. The rugged terrain is teeming with hundreds of heavily armed law enforcement officers.