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Dave R · 04-11-2007, 03:22 PM

Some random trivia to add:

I was told by a reputable source that NH fish and Game traded 25 trapped wild fisher cats for 25 trapped wild turkeys with PA Fish and Game back in the mid 70s when the wild turkey restoration project started. The turkeys were released in Pawtuckaway State Park. The program continued and there are now 25,000+ wild turkeys statewide. Not sure what happened to the fishers in PA...

04-11-2007, 03:22 PM	#15
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	Some random trivia to add: I was told by a reputable source that NH fish and Game traded 25 trapped wild fisher cats for 25 trapped wild turkeys with PA Fish and Game back in the mid 70s when the wild turkey restoration project started. The turkeys were released in Pawtuckaway State Park. The program continued and there are now 25,000+ wild turkeys statewide. Not sure what happened to the fishers in PA...