1. Animals of PA for Meat and Fur Brennan Inch, TJ Shaffer, Aaron Plymire, Omar Shah

3. Trapping- Importance of Trapping Keeps population healthy Keeps a proper balance in the food chain Predator vs.. Prey Can become nuisance Can destroy wetlands & other habitat

4. Furbearing Animals of PA Beaver, Muskrat, Mink Fox, Coyote, Gray fox Raccoon, Bobcat Opossum, Skunks, weasels

5. Trapping tools/ Techniques Shovels, traps, lures, stakes, bait Skinning tools, stretching tools Lots of time and money Body grip traps/leg hold traps/ snares Predator calling

6. Selling furs Preparing fur Skinning, fleshing, drying Taking to fur dealer Fur farming Animal welfare

7. Animals that can be hunted There are lots of animals in PA that are able to be hunted. There are small game Animals and there are Big game animals.

8. The animals in PA Small game animals- Squirrels, Grouse, Rabbit, Pheasant, Quail, Hares, Groundhogs, Crows, Starlings and Sparrows, Wild Turkey Big game animals- Black Bear, Elk, and Deer

9. Weapons able to be used Rifles Muzzleloader Crossbow Archery Shotgun slugs

10. Ways to hunt Out of a tree stand Ground blind Walk or drive

11. Population of animals Hunting keeps population in check Forest Move into streets

12. PA Game Fish 26 types of fish Several species of trout Walleye Catfish Bass Musky

13. Fishing Laws 16 years of age and older are required to have a fishing license If a tagged fish is caught and is wanted to be kept it must be reported When field dressing the fish it is unlawful to dispose of the remains in the water or on public land

14. Conservation Nursery waters are closed to fishing at all times PA has a number of fish hatcheries PA then stocks the waters with the fish There are special fishing seasons which helps to limit the number of fish taken from the water each year

15. Habitat Protection There are 50+ dam removal projects on trout waters 350 habitat enhancement projects

16. Habitat Enhancement Projects Adopt-a-Stream Make people aware of conserving waters of our state. This gets the people involved in cleaning up our waters.