PaGlenn
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- New Milford Penna
We are overrun with these critters,
From a nature article in local paper:
The early settlers were not fond of squirrels because they competed with them for the thousands of nuts that fell from the hickory nut trees. In Colonial times, Pennsylvania paid a bounty on squirrels, with 640,000 squirrels turned in annually for a three-nnalert bounty. In order to pay this bounty, Pennsylvania levied a special tax for the purpose of raising money.
In the Ohio Territory, squirrel hunting was mandatory, with a three-dollar fine levied against anyone failing to bring in the annual quota of one hundred squirrel scalps.
From a nature article in local paper:
The early settlers were not fond of squirrels because they competed with them for the thousands of nuts that fell from the hickory nut trees. In Colonial times, Pennsylvania paid a bounty on squirrels, with 640,000 squirrels turned in annually for a three-nnalert bounty. In order to pay this bounty, Pennsylvania levied a special tax for the purpose of raising money.
In the Ohio Territory, squirrel hunting was mandatory, with a three-dollar fine levied against anyone failing to bring in the annual quota of one hundred squirrel scalps.