Cool to remember through old hunting licenses how things changed from only 50 years ago not to mention 90years ago as you have found.
Might be hard for younger folks to believe but as a young teen I remember studying the Penna. Game Comission published booklets on Trapping that showed how to set a leghold trap on a pole for catching Hawks and Owls. Of course that would result in a stiff fine or worse today! Although some of the areas I now hunt where I see more avian predators than game animals/birds would benefit from these pole sets. My understanding is one of the main reasons PA allows shooting of hen (vs. rooster) stocked pheasants is because very few birds survive a full year due to avian predators.
Interesting that Wyoming governor in past week signed something recommending to Feds that Grizzlies be delisted from Endangered Species (believed to be recovered since 2003). Also supported by Idaho and Montana at the state level. Change is the only constant...
Might be hard for younger folks to believe but as a young teen I remember studying the Penna. Game Comission published booklets on Trapping that showed how to set a leghold trap on a pole for catching Hawks and Owls. Of course that would result in a stiff fine or worse today! Although some of the areas I now hunt where I see more avian predators than game animals/birds would benefit from these pole sets. My understanding is one of the main reasons PA allows shooting of hen (vs. rooster) stocked pheasants is because very few birds survive a full year due to avian predators.
Interesting that Wyoming governor in past week signed something recommending to Feds that Grizzlies be delisted from Endangered Species (believed to be recovered since 2003). Also supported by Idaho and Montana at the state level. Change is the only constant...
