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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1936
Page
3
A promotional message urges customers to act quickly to secure quality items as stock remains full and prices are at their lowest level yet. The notice emphasizes immediate purchase opportunities and the value of shopping now before quantities run out.
Approximately half of deer and over a third of bears shot by hunters in Pennsylvania are killed in State forests. State forests provide hunting and fishing, with many new and repaired roads, stocked streams, and wide acreage across 32 counties. The Pocono region holds the largest area with over 60,000 acres, followed by Somerset, Westmoreland, and Bedford counties. Reduce Hunting Accidents Wear Red.
Seth Gordon, Secretary of the Game Commission, predicts a record hunter turnout this season after a severe winter and a historically high last year. The commission notes an excellent breeding season and large game purchases at Game Farms to support a fair bag, while quail and grouse areas face cautious hunts to protect future stocks. Since the last season, over 20 000 ringneck pheasants 1300 wild turkeys 300 quail 52 000 rabbits 200 raccoons and 100 wild ducks have been released, with 1000 banded male ringneck pheasants released in both southeastern and southwestern regions to study range, and prizes offered to return bands.
C Eb Logue reports in the Pennsylvania Game News that the chestnut blight, which devastated the state since 1912, is retreating. He notes many saplings ten to twelve feet tall, three to four years old, free of blight, with some older trees bearing nuts last year and expected to bear more this year across several counties.
A well known eastern trapping company developed a muskrat trap that nearly eliminates missed catches by ring offs. Tests from the 1935 36 season show 2075 muskrats caught with only fifteen ring offs. The firm believes universal use could raise annual musk rat catches by 25 percent without harming breeders, and views the trap as a humane advance per Pennsylvania Game News.
W C Shaffer director of Game Commission law enforcement vows harsh action against pre season hunters. He notes several arrests in past weeks and promises hearings. Shaffer says cheating harms fair players and will be punished. Thousands of sportsmen pledge to curb cheating this year.
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