There is a new twist…calling a predator an “icon”. Walt Disney would be proud.

@joaquinandrews

5 ай бұрын

You ever heard of a bald eagle, the predator that's the official icon of the US? How about polar bears, the icon of coca-cola, who are also predators? Wolves, owls, and lions? All pretty iconic as well, all predators. Walt Disney's icon, however (a mouse), is not...

Things martens eat: The ignition cable Water and wiper fluid hoses Wiring insulation Coolant hoses Plastic hoses Spark plug wires Rubber CX axle boots Drive shaft and steering cuffs Power lines Line insulation and insulating mats To prevent the martens from destroying my vehicle I add a bottle of fox urine to my engine compartments and windshield wipers at least once per month. This method also helps to discourage porcupines

@RichardMason-qj4ld

5 ай бұрын

You forgot tractor tires. A herd of marten came into my yard and ate the rear tires off my Kubota!

@MNGS717

5 ай бұрын

@@RichardMason-qj4ld Sorry to hear. Yes the list could be much longer. The martens do not give up easily on bigger jobs!

As critical as I've sometimes been of the Game Commission, it really deserves a complement for its work to reintroduce extirpated species -- please, oh please, bring back the marten as quickly as possible.

@BPS10-Ga

Жыл бұрын

Obviously you don't have chickens and baby goats. Squirrels, 🐇 🐇, pheasant say goodbye.

@r0naldbieber992

Жыл бұрын

Why is it thatAlaskan trappers are glad to see rabbit tracks n say marten trapping will be good.They (Pa.G.C)did same for fishers don't eat rabbits,turkeys are disappearing.More b.s.

@BPS10-Ga

Жыл бұрын

@@r0naldbieber992 Martens kill everything, especially hard on 🐔 🐔 🐔.

@highwolf8022

Жыл бұрын

Boy you can tell the PA boys in the responses. “They’re going to kill all the Squirrels, and Turkeys.” They have a place in the ecosystem, and definitely belong back in PA. Good job PGC!

@BPS10-Ga

Жыл бұрын

@highwolf8022 Here's a PA boy, the marten is a chicken killer.

When is the reintroduction of the wolf and mountain lion they are native too and deserve the same treatment as all the other reintroduced wildlife received

@highwolf8022

Жыл бұрын

There are certainly areas of the Commonwealth where those species would fit in nicely. Perhaps when Hunter numbers fall off dramatically enough the PGC will explore reintroduction possibilities for Wolves. But then they would have to be funded by the General Fund. They currently survive by selling a license or permit for every possible game species, and type of firearm or bow possible. Changes are coming eventually one would guess.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

I am hoping you are being sarcastic. Don’t give them any ideas.

@bitkrusher5948

7 ай бұрын

You say that from where your house in the city?We've got plenty of lions in California wolves not as much but present....When a lion eats your dog come back and tell me you want more!

@user-hn1pl1qk4q

7 ай бұрын

Did you ever see what a wolf does to a dog?

Awesome! So glad to have an agency like the PGC leading the way in wildlife re-introduction and habitat management. Thank you from a Pennsylvania outdoor enthusiast!

My wife and I saw a marten today on Moosic Mountain.

I work for the game commission.i love my job! I hope the martin comes back.this is the best state to live in.the people who live here are blessed to have the game lands.

As nice as this would be, I have my doubts. It's a predator of opportunity, as I've seen and trapped in my 78 years of hunting and fishing! I've hunted the upper Aroostick county's of Maine, where the pine marten is established. One note ,and I'm not being critical here, is I've seen areas of northern Maine where squirrels were established , in one year of hunting deer I've seen the pine martens move into the area and completely eliminate the squirrel population! I would only caution the game commission to do more investigation on this reintroduction? There could be unexpected consequences to this.

@billmellater

Жыл бұрын

Was the squirrel invasive? Was it a bad thing the squirrel disappeared? They said they did the research. Hopefully it's an honest campaign and not "lobbied" and not being done for nefarious profit.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

This is a done deal! They will not reason with common sense. They envision a Walt Disney zoo-like environment.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

They will kill squirrels, wipe out grouse and turkey nests, and destroy song bird nests. Any disclaimer against this is one of ignorance or flat out lies to justify their action. If you go back in the past, the farmers would tell you that those of the weasel family are the most vicious predator there is. They kill not for food but blood lust. The Pa game commish wants you to believe they eat only bugs. These biologists are fools. If not for the backlash from deer hunters, these commissioners would be reintroducing wolves and mountain lions.

Would love to see it !

@hajdnahad2525

Жыл бұрын

Yea if you wanna see more declines in turkey populations

@o0Blu3b1rd0o

Жыл бұрын

They said that the marten does not hurt the turkeys.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

Yea, Walt Disney really doesn’t tell you all the facts about predators eating eggs and baby chicks.

snow cover could be a problem going forward. I'm in bucks county, haven't had any snow at all this winter. ❄⛄❄⛄

@my2cents945

Жыл бұрын

if you looked at the range map Bucks Co was not part of it. looked like nothing south or east of blue mountain. but you're right about the snow. North hasn't had much this winter at all.

@billmellater

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the 🦟 insect infestation we're going to have because we didn't have a hard freeze for any length of time this year. 🦟

I too applaud the reintroduction of the Marten. A few years ago I thought I saw one along a stream in Tannersville. The animal looked larger than a weasel.

@lamecow21

Жыл бұрын

Google fisher

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

He doesn't know what he saw. It was probably a bank beaver. If you have fishers your turkey and pheasant are dead.@@lamecow21

We saw one in Tioga County, April 2024

I support the reintroduction effort. Don't understand why a QR code is used at the end of the video though. Why not provide a link that people can click on? Do you think people are going to use their phone to access a QR code while watching the video on another device? And if they are watching on a phone, they can't take a photo of the code that is displayed on the phone. A QR code makes sense only when printed on paper and posted in a place like a bulletin board. Html links are still the most logical way to direct to other content when viewing in a digital environment.

We have beautiful forests in PA. Looking forward to seeing the return of the Marten.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

And I would like to see T-Rex, but that ain’t going to happen.

I live in Pittsburgh and we have seen minks before but not martins

I’d just like to know why the comparison to 2 small cans of beets….. how many people really know that weight 😂

@HawthorneTamaskanDog

Жыл бұрын

“Beans” it’s beans 😂

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

That is all their feeble minds could come up with when they really don’t have any real knowledge about the predator they are discussing.

That grand, Ohio Mink liberation stunt, has me concerned enough about PA's precious and delicate ecosystem, especially with the state being next door neighbors and all.😳

@o0Blu3b1rd0o

Жыл бұрын

What's the 'Ohio Mink Stunt'?

I would love martens to return! Such an interesting species

Farewell Goshawks in Pennsylvania

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

And grouse and turkey! Along with the stocking of breeding pairs of Fishers and bobcats, they don’t have a chance. Still think the Pa Game Commission did’t stock Coyotes in the 80’s?

@MNGS717

9 ай бұрын

@@pgainer9519 the goshawks will also take a grouse to eat. The goshawk nest can be up to 75’ high in the tree. The marten can easily climb up to the nest and wipe out the goshawks. The marten also causes over 79 million dollars in vehicle damage every year.

You are going to have to stop housing construction if you want the martens, they require a lot of undisturbed forest areas.

the PGC wont let us leave comments on their most Board Meetings because they don't want to hear our opinions...what a joke

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

I agree! What a bunch of fools. The worst people you can have in a state game commission is a biologist.

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

FGC

Bobwhites too!! Y’all are doing great work keep it up!

I'm a bit concerned that they are wasting our money on this one. Martens need a subnivean zone during the winter months. In PA, our winters for the most part do not produce a viable snowpack (except maybe the area around Erie). I hope I'm wrong and their reintroduction is a success.

On a farm that’s in the Cussewago Creek Valley on June 8th, 2023 at 7:10pm an American Martin was identified on Ford Run Creek.

With an already declining turkey population, I would hate to see another egg eating predator. I've seen weasels kill rabbits, I'm sure a marten would have a field day with poults.

@tracygraziano7371

Жыл бұрын

Hi Derek! Please watch the video. Martens are not known to eat eggs or turkey poults.

@Ez-tz7is

Жыл бұрын

If there hungry they'll eat anything.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

If you believe that a predator will not eat the eggs or poults, you are sadly mistaken.

Hate to say they are killing the small farmers chickens when we have severe egg and poultry shortages. I am amazed we have the tax dollars to do this when we have so many environmental problems.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

Tax dollars? I am a hunter and I pay their paycheck. What do you think this will do to the grouse and turkey populations?

sorry but weasels of any type have eaten my turkeys and chickens and eggs, well, until my cat left it at my door ...

There goes our 🐔s and baby 🐐. They were eliminated for a reason.

We have a martin on my property hangs down by the pond we are restoreing for wildlife....shy little animal.

I'm interested in the 8% of people who don't want the marten reintroduced and why?

@wildpennsylvania

Жыл бұрын

Martens eat eggs and small game such as squirrels. Once they get established, Turkey and peoples chickens will be at risk. We already have a dwindling turkey population, the last thing PA needs is another predator introduced.

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

Because they (Pine Martins) will further destroy the grouse and turkey populations just like the Pa Game Commission stocking of fishers. Do you think a pine martin will pass by a grouse or turkey nest when shopping for groceries?

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

Because our game commission is run by political interest and ideology They change tradition by changing the first day of deer season. They oversell doe tags to reduce the herd to nothing and destroy tradition by making it hard for a young person to experience seeing game like we did so we have the lowest amount of new hunters ever in the history of Pa. They don't want game that we can eat. They want game that eats what we eat to compete with the hunter. You know, the ones that preserved the sport and have done more for wildlife than any other conservation group in the world.

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

It's higher than 8. I don't know a hunter that won't shoot one of these on sight if they see it. We don't like animals that kill what we hunt. If you don't want to hunt turkeys or grouse anymore reintroduce a martin or fisher.

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

The kind that cares about preserving the sport unlike the game commission.

what about wild boar? j/k. Looking forward to seeing these beautiful animals in pa

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

Yes, and how about T-Rex and the passenger pigeon. Let’s return the Pa wild back to what we had ten thousand years ago.

@user-us4dj9tv7j

6 ай бұрын

we already have them in southern Pa. Invasive species anyway. It's wild because it escaped.

Pleased the PGC has done a lot with the introductions. But still reprehensible the PGC allows killing contests. Fortunately, those that have prejudices against predators are in a minority.

This is not a good idea. There are already too few rabbits and squirrels.

A disasterous event just as the re introduction of the fisher

@lamecow21

Жыл бұрын

Move to Manhattan

@nathanwilson2975

Жыл бұрын

@@lamecow21 ?

@pgainer9519

9 ай бұрын

The Pa Game Commission is a bunch of desk driving fools when it comes to re-introductions. And they continue to whine about the reduction in the number of hunter numbers.

Common they belong here let's bring them back!

The marten will not make a difference to your small game populations. Michigan reintroduced marten in the northern lower (some within three miles of my home) in the 1980`s. Fishers have also made their way here. We have no fewer rabbits, squirrels or grouse than we had then. Enough to hunt in some places and not enough in others. The thing that will make the difference is habitat improvement. Get out there and work at that for better hunting. Bring back the marten and build your small game habitat and you can have both, martens and small game.

This is a fuckin stupid idea

No thanks

On my section of riverside now has 3 bald eagle nests ive lived here my whole life and the eagle's have only been back for about 10 yrs and yes don't throw used line on shore it kills everything that gets tangled in it its disgusting the amou t of people that just don't give a big pe of it

Fox in hen house