D26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1981 COUDERSPORT Wildlife conservation officers at check stations tagged 921 bears that were taken by hunters during Penn sylvania’s one-day season in 1980, the final compilation by the Game Commission shows The figure for the November 24 season is sumassaH h» non bears that were harvested by hunters in the Keystone State in the 1924 season However, the 1924 season opened on November 1 and closed on December 15. In 1979, Pennsylvania hunters tagged 736 bears over the age of one year, while an undetermined number of brums which were less than a year old were also taken Although the number of bears taken during the two most recent seasons may seem at first glance to be rather high, it must be remembered that there was no open season for bears in the state in 1977 and 1978 Pennsylvania was one of the first states in the nation to protect black bears, initially imposing restrictions on harvests in 1905 Over the years, harvests of bruins had generally been high every other year This was believed to have been because females ordinarily give birth to cubs only every other year But in 1966 and 1967 hunters harvested 605 and 568 bears, respectively This was followed by several years of comparatively low har vests, only 218 and. 295 bears When it appeared that the total population had declined, the season was closed in 1970 In 1971, during a two-day season, the population was reduced by 488 animals Since 1972, one-day seasons have been used when FRANK A. FILLIPPO, INC. DISABLED & CRIPPLED COWS, BULLS & STEERS Competitive Prices j Slaughtered under government inspection Residence -215- Elom Ginder - 717 C.L. King -717-7 seasons have been opened tor hunting Lower harvests were recorded from 1972 through 1975, but after the high harvest of 605 in 1976, the Game Commission closed the season for several years to permit the population to rebuild. As a result of the changes in harvests, closures, the cycle of high harvests every other year appears to have been broken The most pi uuutu *» bear hunters in 1980 were Clinton, 85; Tioga, 81, Elk, 77; McKean, 76, Lycoming, 74; Pike, 66; and Clearfield, 65 Hunters removed only 16 percent of the previously-marked bears in the Northeast Division, but 25 percent in the Northcentral Division, 11 percent in the Nor thwest Division, and 25 percent in the Southcentral Division Statewide, the removal rate of previously-identified bears was 20 percent To maintain a stable bear population, hunters need to remove 20 to 25 percent of the bruins annually. In 1979, the removal rate of previously-marked bears was 22 percent In the 1976 season, 33 percent of the previously-identified bears were taken by hunters The decline in the removal rate of bears indicates that tne number of bears is not declining on a statewide basis, and, in fact, may be increasing slightly However, regional and county removal rates of previously marked bears tell a somewhat different story and are requiring wildlife managers to take another look at bear management options The number of bears seems to be WANTED Paid Call: Frank Fillip Hunters tag 921 season lengths and stable in the northcentral part of the state as a whole However, high removal rates in some counties lead wildlife managers to believe bear numbers in certain important areas are declining On the other hand, the low removal rates of bears in nor theastern counties in general, and the Poconos in particular, indicate that bears in that part of the state are on the increase, and there soon »’h he major problems in terms of Spinner spreader COLDWATER, Oh - A new tractor-mounted spinner spreader from Avco New Idea, the Model 107, has a steamless steel hopper with a 10 5 cu ft. capacity The hopper can hold 690 pounds ot teriihzel ui 8 s bushels ot seed and features a base of cast iron for durability against abrasive fer tilizer The spinner and shutter are stainless steel The Model 107 spreads up to 32 8 They feature sealed bar bearings feet and has 10 shutter settings A LABEL CHANGES material agitator helps insure Several label changes have been uniform feeding of materials approved for Temik 15G aldicarb Two new 800 senes power units pesticide, according to Union have been added to the Uni System Carbide line by Avco New Idea The Model Federal registration has lowered 800 is rated at 138 horsepower and the recommended rate for control the Model 802 at 175 horsepower °l the soybean cyst nematode to 10 Both have a new electronic to 20 pounds per acre from the tachometer and additional work previous 14 to 20 pounds Band and headlights width requirements have been Another new production in- reduced to six to eight inches from troduction is a wider pair of 95- the previous Bto 12 inches bears nuisance and garbage bears, damages to bees and bee-keeping equipment, etc The Game Commission is hopeful that the legislature this year will create a bear hunting license which would enable the agency to control numbers and locations of hunters and size of harvests, as well as populations This would help reduce the number of problems and level out some of the mghs and lows in beai pi oduction and mortality Business News foot rakes The baskets on the Model 406, left hand version, and the Model 407, right hand version, are suspended to reduce bounce An analysis of the 1980 harvest shows that more than 62 percent of the bears were taken between 7 and 10 30 a m More than 400 bears were bet ween 100 and 200 pounds in weight Fourteen bears weighed between 400 and 450 pounds, and two bears weighed over 525 pounds Bruins were taken in all 29 counties open to bear hunting The sex ratio in the 1980 harvest was about equal, there were 453 males and 468 females taken - announced DIRECTORS NAMED Two worldwide marketing positions have been announced by the Hesston Corporation James D Gaeddert has been named director of sales and Frank I Chandler has been named director of product management DEALER HONORED Mr and Mrs Harry Gundrum, of the Walker Company, Gap, were among nearly 110 Wayne Feed dealers who were honored at Allied Mills 1981 President s Marketing Council business seminar They received a plaque tor outstanding marketing services during the past year
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