Pennsylvania Game News - December 2016 - 42

Table 4. Estimated harvest of furbearers
Year
b

2011 
2012Đ
ϮϬϭϯĐ
2014Đ
ϮϬϭϱĐ

Raccoon
ϭϳϰ͕ϴϱϴ
ϮϭϬ͕ϭϰϲ
ϭϵϳ͕ϯϴϬ
ϮϬϯ͕ϯϭϭ
ϭϰϵ͕Ϭϵϴ

Red
Fox
ϲϴ͕Ϯϭϰ
ϲϳ͕ϰϲϱ
ϲϭ͕ϯϵϮ
ϱϱ͕ϲϱϵ
ϲϱ͕ϭϱϴ

Gray
Fox
ϭϵ͕ϯϴϬ
ϭϳ͕ϰϭϱ
ϭϱ͕ϳϬϬ
Ϯϭ͕ϳϲϱ
ϭϲ͕ϲϬϵ

Coyotea
ϯϮ͕ϮϬϮ
ϰϬ͕ϭϬϵ
ϰϬ͕ϵϱϲ
ϯϭ͕ϲϳϱ
ϯϴ͕ϲϭϭ

Muskrat
ϴϵ͕Ϯϳϰ
ϵϯ͕ϭϱϯ
ϵϯ͕ϴϴϬ
ϭϭϱ͕ϳϰϮ
ϲϲ͕ϯϵϳ

Mink
Beaver
Skunk Weasel
ϭϭ͕ϴϱϱ ϭϴ͕ϮϭϮ ϭϯ͕Ϭϱϳ
ϲϱϮ
ϭϮ͕ϰϱϰ
ϵ͕ϳϭϮ ϳ͕ϯϮϵ
ϲϬϰ
ϳ͕ϴϱϲ ϭϱ͕ϭϯϰ ϳ͕ϳϯϯ
ϭϭϬ
ϭϰ͕ϱϯϮ ϭϳ͕ϲϬϳ ϭϯ͕ϵϲϵ
ϯϳϮ
ϴ͕ϱϯϬ ϭϲ͕ϵϮϬ ϲ͕ϵϮϬ
Ϯϭϲ

Opossum
ϰϵ͕ϲϮϲ
ϳϴ͕ϬϮϰ
ϱϳ͕ϭϯϴ
ϱϵ͕ϲϰϯ
ϯϲ͕Ϯϭϴ

a

ŽŵďŝŶĞƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵ'ĂŵĞͲdĂŬĞĂŶĚ&ƵƌƚĂŬĞƌƐƵƌǀĞǇƐ͘
ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌ^ĞŶŝŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͘
Đ
ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůů&ƵƌƚĂŬĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ:ƵŶŝŽƌĂŶĚ^ĞŶŝŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͘
b

Table 5. Estimated number of hunters and trappers of furbearers
Year

Raccoon
b

2011 
2012Đ
ϮϬϭϯĐ
2014Đ
ϮϬϭϱĐ

ϭϲ͕ϰϳϵ
ϭϴ͕ϱϮϮ
ϮϬ͕ϮϬϱ
ϮϮ͕ϳϰϯ
ϭϳ͕ϭϵϲ

Red
Fox

Gray
Fox

ϭϳ͕ϵϯϰ
Ϯϭ͕ϲϭϮ
ϮϮ͕ϮϭϬ
Ϯϭ͕ϳϰϯ
ϭϵ͕ϯϭϯ

ϭϭ͕ϯϲϬ
ϭϯ͕Ϭϴϳ
ϭϯ͕ϲϱϮ
ϭϯ͕ϳϯϬ
ϭϭ͕ϰϲϮ

Coyotea

Muskrat

ϱϱ͕ϴϭϬ
ϳϮ͕ϴϲϯ
ϳϳ͕ϳϬϮ
ϱϮ͕ϴϮϮ
ϱϱ͕ϵϱϰ

ϲ͕ϰϱϭ
ϲ͕ϮϬϬ
ϳ͕ϰϰϯ
ϴ͕ϳϯϵ
ϱ͕Ϯϭϵ

Mink
ϰ͕ϵϮϱ
ϰ͕ϳϲϴ
ϰ͕ϴϭϯ
ϲ͕ϳϬϰ
ϯ͕ϴϳϬ

Beaver
ϯ͕ϰϯϭ
Ϯ͕ϳϱϳ
ϯ͕ϬϰϬ
ϰ͕ϲϭϴ
ϰ͕ϱϭϱ

Skunk
ϰ͕ϱϬϬ
ϯ͕ϮϯϬ
ϯ͕ϴϵϳ
ϰ͕ϲϳϱ
ϯ͕ϭϲϲ

Weasel
ϵϮϮ
ϱϭϱ
ϰϭϰ
Ϯ͕ϭϮϭ
ϴϳϯ

Opossum
ϳ͕ϲϱϰ
ϲ͕ϴϮϴ
ϴ͕ϱϲϬ
ϴ͕ϳϳϮ
ϲ͕ϭϮϰ

a

ŽŵďŝŶĞƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵ'ĂŵĞͲdĂŬĞĂŶĚ&ƵƌƚĂŬĞƌƐƵƌǀĞǇƐ͘
ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌ^ĞŶŝŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͘
Đ
ƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂůů&ƵƌƚĂŬĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ:ƵŶŝŽƌĂŶĚ^ĞŶŝŽƌĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐ͘
b

Table 6. Estimated number of resident junior license holders/harvest for Junior Hunts
Year
ϮϬϭϭ
ϮϬϭϮ
ϮϬϭϯ
ϮϬϭϰ
ϮϬϭϱ

Spring
Turkey

Pheasant

ϭϮ͕ϳϭϬͬϭ͕ϱϴϴ
ϵ͕ϴϰϭͬϮ͕ϲϯϴ
ϭϬ͕ϯϬϮͬϭ͕ϭϱϯ
ϭϮ͕ϳϱϴͬϭ͕ϲϵϬ
ϭϰ͕ϬϭϱͬϮ͕ϬϮϱ

Squirrel

ϰ͕ϳϳϴͬϯ͕ϮϬϭ
ϯ͕ϴϵϭͬϳ͕ϬϰϮ
ϰ͕Ϭϲϵͬϱ͕ϴϭϲ
ϲ͕ϳϰϭͬϲ͕ϱϴϳ
ϰ͕ϴϮϵͬϱ͕ϴϭϲ

ϳ͕ϴϳϯͬϭϰ͕ϵϮϭ
ϴ͕ϰϯϵͬϭϰ͕ϵϴϰ
ϵ͕ϱϯϰͬϭϭ͕ϳϴϱ
ϴ͕ϴϴϭͬϭϰ͕ϯϱϳ
ϲ͕ϴϳϲͬϭϯ͕ϭϰϳ

Rabbita
Ϯ͕ϲϰϵͬϭ͕ϱϴϴ
ϭ͕ϴϬϬͬϵϬϬ
Ϯ͕ϱϵϳͬϮ͕ϱϮϳ
Ϯ͕ϲϭϰͬϭ͕ϲϱϳ
ϭ͕ϰϳϬͬϲϭϳ

Table 7. Estimated number of Mentored Youth Permit holders/harvests
Year
ϮϬϭϮ
ϮϬϭϯ
ϮϬϭϰ
ϮϬϭϱ

Spring & Fall
Turkey
ϭϭ͕ϴϭϭͬϭ͕ϱϲϰ
ϭϲ͕ϴϭϰͬϮ͕Ϭϲϴ
ϭϳ͕ϵϴϰͬϮ͕ϬϮϱ
ϭϯ͕ϯϴϭͬϭ͕ϰϬϯ

Squirrel
ϭϯ͕ϱϬϲͬϮϳ͕ϴϬϴ
ϭϯ͕ϱϴϱͬϮϵ͕ϱϮϱ
ϭϮ͕ϵϰϲͬϮϮ͕Ϭϰϳ
ϭϬ͕ϳϵϱͬϮϭ͕ϵϲϳ

Woodchuck
ϯ͕Ϯϯϭͬϵ͕ϭϲϰ
Ϯ͕ϵϳϰͬϭϬ͕ϰϳϱ
Ϯ͕ϰϬϳͬϰ͕ϯϵϵ
ϭ͕ϴϵϰͬϱ͕ϵϵϲ

Overall, between the 2014-15 and
2015-16 hunting seasons, harvests of
seven of nine small-game species decreased, as is seen in Table 1.
Moreover, harvests of rabbit, grouse,
squirrel, woodchuck, crow and porcupine
were at all-time lows.
The number of hunters decreased for
six of nine small-game species, as seen
in Table 2.
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Coyote
ϭ͕ϴϮϳͬϭϬϲ
ϭ͕ϰϰϭͬϵϮ
ϵϲϵͬϱϲ
ϲϲϰͬϱϮ

Rabbit
Eͬ
Eͬ
Eͬ
ϭ͕ϱϵϵͬϵϬϱ

Harvest per 100 hunter-days increased
for four of nine species: squirrel, pheasant,
snowshoe hare and porcupine, as seen in
Table 3.
Between the 2014-15 and 2015-16
seasons, furbearer harvests and number of
furbearer hunters and trappers decreased
for eight of 10 species and nine of 10
species respectively, as shown in Tables
4 and 5.
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