Art, this was planned for over 10 years. The PGC had been working on quail habitat in Central PA. There will be 25 wild birds from VA, 25 from KY and 50 from FL all total that will be stocked on that Army base this year. Word is that over the past few years there has been quite a bit of predator trapping on the base too. Most of our birds need some predators removed to successfully grow the populations. That's one thing the PGC is finding while working with MO and a few other states that are actively studying turkey populations. Hard data is needed for them to make changes. Comments pro or con regarding predator removal don't cut it. Good research gets things done. We need healthy habitat and we need to take some predators out of the equation. I'm looking forward to being out and trapping again next winter. I enjoy it and it helps our bird populations on our property.
Just a happy note, we've been hearing grouse drumming here for the past month! It's the first time in probably four years!
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