4th Annual PTA District 8 Spring Sportsman’s Show
We had a record crowd at our 4th Annual PTA District 8 Spring Sportsman’s Show in Blain, PA. A big thank you to NWTF Sherman’s Valley Strutters chapter for holding our turkey calling contest, Cumberland Valley Trout Unlimited for their program, The Blain Fire Company and BootLLeg Ice Cream for all the great food, all the vendors, attendees, and members of District 8 for all their hard work.
GAME COMMISSION RECOGNIZES TRAPPER INSTUCTOR
Barry Warner receives award for outstanding service to agency and PA trappers
The Northeast region of the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) recently awarded Dallas resident Barry Warner with an Outstanding Hunter-Trapper Education Instructor award for his contributions to the agency’s Successful Furtaker and Cable Restraint certification programs.
Mr. Warner logged over 240 volunteer hours since becoming an instructor in 2008 and donated 27 hours teaching advanced Game Commission trapping classes in 2018. He provides trapper training to cadets attending the Game Commission’s Ross Leffler School of Conservation in Harrisburg and State Game Wardens stationed in the Northeast region.
“Barry is a highly passionate, knowledgeable and skilled trapper,” said Game Commission Information and Education Supervisor William Williams. “His instruction at trapper training classes is very hands-on and he sets up a demonstration area that provides valuable visual aids, driving home key teaching points on legal and illegal sets.”
Warner also instructs at numerous Pennsylvania Trappers Association (PTA) training schools held around the state each year. He is the PTA’s public relations director and has been instrumental in developing Best Management Practices for North American furbearers.
Skull Cleaning
Joey Della Penna and his father Chris have been helping Dan Lynch of the PGC with cleaning some of the many skulls the trappers of PA have been donating for youth education. Joey has a real interest in wildlife and recently asked if he could clean a variety of skulls and then use them in a display for a program at school. Joey does museum quality work and will probably one day be involved in wildlife as a career and part of it will be due to his extreme interest in wildlife. The PTA members should be proud to be a small part of his future.
March Photo Roundup
Miss Rodeo PA
The PTA is proud to be a small part of the Miss Rodeo PA program by sponsoring Marisa Gilliland — Miss Rodeo Pennsylvania 2019!
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Miss Teen Rodeo Pennsylvania Laren Williamson will be another special guest at the PTA Banquet. For tickets call 814-781-6664.
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D5: Fur Sale Results
Results from February 10, 2019
| Species | Qty | Average | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Fox | 18 | $10.99 | $197.82 |
| Gray Fox | 19 | $20.63 | $391.97 |
| Coyote | 16 | $7.78 | 124.48 |
| Raccoon | 68 | $2.43 | $165.24 |
| Opossum | 18 | $0.86 | $15.48 |
| Skunk | 8 | $7.03 | $56.24 |
| Muskrat | 101 | $3.77 | $380.77 |
| Male Mink | 8 | $6.97 | $55.76 |
| Female Mink | 6 | $3.54 | $21.24 |
| Beaver | 8 | $9.56 | $76.48 |
| Otter | 2 | $35.00 | $70.00 |
| $1,555.48 |
D9: Fur Sale Results
6-BUYERS 28-SELLERS
PELTS – TOTAL AVERAGE HIGH
RED FOX 85 $ 8.14 $ 20.00
GRAY FOX 41 13.30 18.00
COYOTE 56 21.05 30.00
RACCOON 137 3.95 7.00
BEAVER 60 10.50 18.00
MUSKRAT 82 2.86 3.75
MINK 5 7.60 10.00
BOBCAT 8 46.00 85.00
OPOSSUM 34 1.60 2.00
FISHER 1 38.00 38.00
SKUNK 5 9.40 12.50
CASTOR 153.00
D10 Fur Sale Results
As most of you know we had our fur sale on Jan. 19th. Attached are the results. George Munniksma was our only buyer, so it was more of a walk up sale. The threat of bad weather, and the current market did not help us. However, George did a real nice job spreading some knowledge about fur grading and what he looks for with each trapper, so that information will be very valuable if the market ever rebounds.
Thank you to all who came out to share some stories and have some breakfast.
Next year’s sale will be January 18th, 2020.