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season were the American Royal
in Kansas City, Mo., and the
National Contest at the North
American International Livestock
Exposition in Louisville. After a
month-long respite, team members
were anxious to prove their abili
ties in the most difficult contest
annually for teams east of the Mis
sissippi. A smooth plane ride from
University Park to Kjmsas City
paved the way for the remainder of
what would prove to be a very edu
cational and worthwhile trip for
the Nitlany Lions.
The long weekend began on
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
After surviving a near weather
washout on opening day, Pennsyl
vania hunters who dried out and
returned to the hunt brought 1,377
bears to Pennsylvania Game Com
mission check stations. This is a
preliminary figure for the three
day Thanksgiving Week season.
While the 1994 bear harvest is
well off the record of 2,213 taken
in 1989, it still ranks as the fourth
highest in the last five years. Nor
mally, about 60 percent of a three'
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Penn State Team Succeeds In National Contests
Wednesday with a workout at
Prairieland Genetics, where the
team viewed some of the finest
Hampshire hogs in the country and
visited with Dr. Robert Hines and
Brian Hines. At Thursday morn
ing’s workout they viewed five
classes of Angus bull calves and
three of Angus heifer calves at
Fink’s Genetics (owned by Galen
and Lori Fink). After lunch, they
judged four cattle, two sheep, and
two swine classes at Kansas State
University.
Friday morning began with a
two-hour drive to northeast Kansas
Hunters Harvest 1£77 Bears
day season’s harvest occurs on the
first day. This year, 624 bruins
were processed through check sta
tions. The combined total for the
second and third days was 753.
Preliminary tabulations show
Lycoming County led the state
with a harvest of 132 bears. Fol
lowing were Clearfield, 113; Clin
ton, 95; Centre, 86; and Pike,*7o.
Additionally, preliminary fig
ures indicate that 652 bears were
taken within the northcentral
region. The northeast had 384:
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to judge Shorthorn cattle at Grath
wohl’s, and then on to Ackerman’s
Simmcntals. The last practice slop
was at Burke and Farao Hamp
shires and Suffolks, where the
team placed five classes of breed
ing sheep before heading on to
their ultimate destination.
With 22 teams and 110 indivi
duals competing, the American
Royal was the second largest con
test of the year for Penn Stats.
Because it’s generally the first true
test of each year against some of
the finest teams from the midwest,
the American Royal contest has
northwest, 136; southwest, 120;
southcentral, 57; southeast, 28.
Preliminary county harvest totals
for the three-day season were;
NORTHWEST: Clarion, 24;
Crawford, 1; Forest, 16; Jefferson,
33; Venango, 34; Warren, 28.
SOUTHWEST: Armstrong, 9;
Cambria, 18; Fayette, 4; Indiana, 36;
Somerset, 27; Westmoreland, 26.
NORTH CENTRAL: Cam
eron, 20; Centre, 86; Clearfield, 113;
Clinton, 95; Elk, 41; Lycoming, 132;
McKean, 36; Potter, 41; Tioga, 69;
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been somewhat intimidating to
Penn State students in recent years.
This year would be different,
with the team ready for anything
and anyone. Bomgardner finished
23th in sheep judging and led the
team to a 9th place finish in this
species. Ahola placed 20th and
Bomgardner placed 22nd in swine
judging. The Penn State team fin
ished a respectable 10th in swine.
The judging team continued
their success in the reasons room,
coming in 9th in oral reasons, as
Bomgardner placed 20th.
However, the most notable plac-
Union, 19.
SOUTHCENTRAL: Bedford,
4; Blair, 13; Huntingdon, 20; Mif
flin, 15; Perry, 1; Snyder, 4.
NORTHEAST: Bradford, 26;
Carbon, 28; Columbia, 21; Lack
awanna, 30; Luzerne, 45; Monroe,
55; Northumberland, 4; Pike, 70;
Sullivan, 39; Susquehanna, 3;
Wayne, 45; Wyoming, 18.
SOUTHEAST: Berks, 2;
Dauphin, 1; Northampton, 1;
Schuylkill, 24.
INVESTIGATION
CONTINUES
In other news, Willis Sneath,
director of the Game Commis
sion’s Northcentral Region, has
announced that an investigation
continues into an illegal deer bait
ing incident in Farmington Twp.,
Tioga County. The investigation
began Tuesday, Nov. 29, the sec
ond day of Pennsylvania’s ant
lered deer season.
According to Sneath, as many
as nine individuals face charges
for the killing of 20 illegal deer.
Four Tioga County residents and
five individuals from Lehigh and
Northampton counties are being
investigated. Preliminary informa
tion indicates that 13 antlerless
deer and seven buck were killed
from baited stands on the property.
Charges for violations of the
Game and Wildlife Code could
exceed $50,000.
Tioga County District Attorney
John F. Cowley is assisting Game
Commission officers in the inves
tigation.
ings of the day and the claim to
fame for the 1994 Penn State
Livestock Judging Team was their
extraordinary performance in
judging beef cattle. All five of the
Penn State contestants finished in
the top SO percent, including Aho
la (7 th), Bomgardner (Bth), Gibney
(24th) Mattocks (46th), and Mcln
tire (Slst). This performance gar
nered an astonishing third-place
finish in beef cattle and led the
team to a 6th place finish overall.
Bomgardner had a very consis
tent day overall, finishing 9th in a
very competitive field. This com
petition marked the first time in the
last 13 or so years that a Penn State
team finished in the top 10 overall,
let alone in the top 10 in each
category, and as high as 3rd in any
species.
A confident Penn State team
headed to a difficult and challeng
ing competition at the National
Contest in Louisville. In prepara
tion, they visited Ohio State Uni
versity in Columbus, Shadwell
Limousin Farm and the University
of Kentucky in Lexington, and
Stonelea Shorthorns in Prospect,
Ky. A total of 34 teams represent
ing institutions from Pennsylvania
to Florida and Oregon competed in
the 89th National Contest
Mattocks led Penn State with an
Bth place finish in sheep judging.
The team finished 7th in die class
of performance Dorset ewe Ipmbs
and 2Sth in sheep. Swine judging
was difficult with the group fin
ishing 24th. Team members con
tinued their catde-judging success
from the American Royal as Gib
ney and Mattocks placed 17th and
25th, respectively. The team
placed Bth in beef cattle classes
with performance data, 7th in
Shorthorns, and 9th in beef cattle
overall. In oral reasons, the team
placed 15 th and finished 10th
overall in all classes with perfor
mance data. Mattocks finished
12th overall out of 170 contestants,
and the team finished 22nd overall.
Although the results at the
national contest contrasted those
from the previous week at the
American Royal, the 1994 Penn
State Livestock Judging Team will
be remembered for an exceptional
day of judging at the American
Royal. They will be known as the
“Kansas City” team.
Po
rk Bowl
ds Entries
Nee
NORTH CORNWALL (Lebanon Co.) —The
Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council will once
again be sponsoring the “Pennsylvania Pork
Bowl” at the Keystone Pork Congress.
The Keystone Pork Congress will be held on
Wednesday, Feb. IS at 9 a.m. at the Lebanon
Valley Exposition Center, 114 miles south of
Lebanon.
Each county is invited to enter a team of four
4-H’ers and/or four FFA members. Please'send
your entries to Kenneth Winebark, Lebanon
County Extension Office, 2120 Cornwall Rd,
Suite 1, Lebanon, PA 17042 before Jan.’ 16.
An entry fee of S2S is required per team.
Please enclose your check payable to Pennsylva
nia Pork Producers with your entry. This will be
refunded if your team participates.
Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first
serve basis, so please be certain you will have a
team before you enter. Only 12 teams will be
accepted for competition. If your entry is
accepted a copy of the rules and questions will
be sent to you after the Jan. 16 deadline.
Awards will be presented to the top teams. The
top team will receive free tickets to the KPC
banquet.
If you have any questions, contact Ken Wine
bark at (717) 270-4391.