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Estimated Harvest of Furbearers
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Info on beaver harvest in PA. PGC estimates over 11,000 harvested in 2022.
WHAT THE F***!?!?!?!?![]()
Estimated Harvest of Furbearers
www.pgc.pa.gov
Info on beaver harvest in PA. PGC estimates over 11,000 harvested in 2022.
Things need protection jesus christ![]()
Estimated Harvest of Furbearers
www.pgc.pa.gov
Info on beaver harvest in PA. PGC estimates over 11,000 harvested in 2022.
Beavers are protected. Seasons and limits established by PGC.Things need protection jesus christ
Brook trout have a season and limits established by the PAFBC. So protected by your own admission.Beavers are protected. Seasons and limits established by PGC.
Jesus probably has other more important things to do.
They do not only “wild trout” do. Difference being it includes the invasive trout species decimating their populations so the regs to manage for “wild trout” equate to “lets get some more water and gasoline in that fire”Brook trout have a season and limits established by the PAFBC. So protected by your own admission.
Problematic for the infrastructure...Beavers can be beneficial in systems where there are minimal floodplain encroachments. When they dam culverts or stormwater conveyances with roads or other infrastructure nearby they can be quite problematic. I have had excellent success fishing streams with active beavers in Potter Co. For large browns and brook trout alike depending on the stream.
I’m not certain if this is part of what you were referencing regarding minimal floodplain encroachments, but I’m going to reiterate or else expand on that by saying that beaver dam impacts on downstream water temps to the extent that they warm the temps depends on impoundment surface area and retention time, which are dictated by stream gradient, dam height, and dam length. Stream flow may also be a factor except that beavers seem to react to higher flow by adding more material to a dam.Beavers can be beneficial in systems where there are minimal floodplain encroachments. When they dam culverts or stormwater conveyances with roads or other infrastructure nearby they can be quite problematic. I have had excellent success fishing streams with active beavers in Potter Co. For large browns and brook trout alike depending on the stream.
I’m amazed there’s still any demand at all for their pelts. I’m guessing a significant amount of the harvest today is for tradition. Maybe a little bit of management where they threaten infrastructure.![]()
Estimated Harvest of Furbearers
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I’m amazed there’s still any demand at all for their pelts. I’m guessing a significant amount of the harvest today is for tradition. Maybe a little bit of management where they threaten infrastructure.
I think their populations are way below carrying capacity, because of over harvest. I've done a great deal of fishing on small streams, especially in the "Big Woods" of NC PA, but also a fair bit in NE and NW PA. And as you explore these streams, you also drive along many miles of stream.I've mentioned before that I believe we're probably close to ecological carrying capacity for beaver in most parts of the state.