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Show 4-H Clubber Takes Fox-Trapping Crown New York State Rates Raymond Premru Best The title of New York's fox-trapping champion for 1948 is held by Raymond Premru, of Gorham in Ontario county. The youthful 4-H club member led the list of 800 trappers from 32 counties with a total catch of 50 during the year. Second honors vent to Gene Gage, of RFD 1, Can-andaigua, Can-andaigua, who trapped 42. Tied for third with 34 foxes apiece were Russell Kilian, of Cowlesville, and William Smith, Jr., of Ancramdale. ''" - -"k i I Si $ 4 $ i j With the side of his garage piled high with pelts, here is Gene Gage, of RFD 1, Canandai-gua, Canandai-gua, New York state, who trapped 42 foxes during 1943 and won honors in the statewide contest. The 800 trappers in the contest accounted for 1,691 foxes, with red-pelted red-pelted specimens outnumbering the gray animals six to one, according to Prof. D. B. Fales, assistant 4-H club leader. After four years, a total of 8,768 foxes have been trapped trap-ped by rural boys of the state. Some 60 county trapping champions cham-pions were honored at the banquet which brought the 1948 season to a close. Agricultural and conservation conserva-tion officials and adult professional trappers attended the ceremony and watched the presentation of awards. Premru, the state champion, received re-ceived a repeating shotgun as top prize. Other awards totaling about $250 in value were presented other trappers and pelt preparation winners. win-ners. The New York state poultry council, coun-cil, the state Farm Bureau federation, federa-tion, the state conservation council and the American Agriculturist cooperated co-operated in sponsoring the program of awards, entertainment and banquet. ban-quet. The annual fox trapping contest is conducted by the New York state extension service in cooperation with those agencies and the state conservation department. |