Pennsylvania Game News - December 2011 - 36

EriE — A  trapper  was  using  a  GPS  to  mark his trap locations on SGL 218, but  before returning home he set the GPS on  the  roof  of  his  vehicle  while  putting  his  gear  away  and  then  drove  off.  When  he  heard a thump he pulled over and realized  he had lost his GPS but was unable to find  it. Several days later an individual showed up at his house to return his GPS. The guy  hit home and followed the directions. — WCO Larry M. SMith, EriE WarrEn — I responded to an incident  in  Warren  last  spring  where  a  caller  reported several ducklings trapped in a storm  drain. With the help of the Warren City  Police Department, I was able to capture  all 10 mallard ducklings by scooping them up  with  a  fishing  net  and  placing  them in a sack. I attempted to capture the hen  and relocate the family as a group, but she  eluded the net with each attempt. I soon  discovered, though, that when the ducklings  began  to  call  from  within  the  sack the hen would waddle toward me. I began  to walk toward the Allegheny River, and  with some encouragement, some coaxing and  a  police  escort,  we  traveled  down  a  sidewalk, across a busy roadway and made it to the river, where we reunited the hen  with  her  ducklings.  By  the  looks  on  the  faces  of  passing  motorists,  I  bet  we  were quite a sight. — WCO DuStin M. StOnEr, yOungSviLLE PottEr — The  dedication  and  sacrifice  of  an  unnamed  Penn  State  biologist  were  noted  and  appreciated  by  all  those  individuals who participated in the turkey  trapping training. This individual actually  donated some of his own laying chickens  for  turkey  research  trappers  to  practice  fitting transmitters to. I was proud of the  chickens’ patience, too, as one of the birds  even laid an egg for us. — WCO MarK S. Fair, COuDErSpOrt
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Found Its Way Home

Holding the Bag

adams — I  was  showing  some  youngsters  the  pelts  of  different  animals  when  one young boy said the bobcat was a tiger,  the fisher a wolverine and the coyote a wolf.  Although I didn’t agree with him on his  wildlife  identification,  when  I  asked  him  what coyotes eat and he responded “road  hunters,” he had my full attention. — WCO KEvin anDErSOn, LittLEStOWn

Eye Opener

ClEarFiEld  — Pennsylvania  Wildlife  Habitat Unlimited hosted 25 youth pheasant hunters on Saturday, October 8. The  young hunters were randomly drawn from  the applications received. This was a great  opportunity  for  a  young  hunter  to  gain  exposure to the outdoors. — WCO DaviD L. StEWart, DubOiS FayEttE — Littering is always a problem  in itself, but many people don’t realize the  problems it creates for wildlife. Recently, a button buck got his head lodged inside a  clear plastic container. The deer was able  to navigate quite well, but could not drink  or eat. Attempts to free the animal went  on for more than a week without success,  but finally, after a quick chase across a field,  the deer fell with enough force to crack the jug and free itself. — WCO JaSOn D. Farabaugh, SCOttDaLE
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