Animals of PA for Meat and Fur

Brennan Inch, TJ Shaffer, Aaron Plymire, Omar Shah

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Trapping- Importance of Trapping Keeps population healthy Keeps a proper balance in the food chain Predator vs.. Prey Can become nuisance Can destroy wetlands

& other habitat

Furbearing Animals of PA Beaver, Muskrat, Mink

Fox, Coyote, Gray fox

Raccoon, Bobcat

Opossum, Skunks, weasels

Trapping tools/ Techniques Shovels, traps, lures, stakes, bait Skinning tools, stretching tools Lots of time and money Body grip traps/leg hold traps/

snares Predator calling

Selling furs Preparing fur Skinning, fleshing, drying Taking to fur dealer

Fur farming Animal welfare

Animals that can be hunted

There are lots of animals

in PA that are able to be

hunted.

There are small game

Animals and there are

Big game animals.

The animals in PA Small game animals- Squirrels, Grouse,

Rabbit, Pheasant, Quail, Hares, Groundhogs, Crows, Starlings and Sparrows, Wild Turkey

Big game animals- Black Bear, Elk, and Deer

Weapons able to be used Rifles Muzzleloader Crossbow Archery Shotgun slugs

Ways to hunt Out of a tree stand

Ground blind

Walk or drive

Population of animals Hunting keeps population in check

Forest

Move into streets

PA Game Fish 26 types of fish Several species of trout Walleye Catfish Bass Musky

Fishing Laws 16 years of age and older are required to

have a fishing license If a tagged fish is caught and is wanted to

be kept it must be reported When field dressing the fish it is unlawful to

dispose of the remains in the water or on public land

Conservation Nursery waters are closed to fishing at all

times PA has a number of fish hatcheries PA then stocks the waters with the fish There are special fishing seasons which

helps to limit the number of fish taken from the water each year

Habitat Protection There are 50+ dam removal projects on

trout waters 350 habitat enhancement projects

Habitat Enhancement Projects Adopt-a-Stream Make people aware of conserving waters of

our state. This gets the people involved in cleaning up

our waters.