PA Hunter/Trapper Education Class In March 2014 At Bull Creek Now Registering - Seats Are Limited

Our Next course will be Offered on Saturday March 22nd 2014 from 8AM to 4:30 PM. You may register for the March class here.

HUNTER-TRAPPER EDUCATION CLASSES


Sanctioned By
PA Game Commission

All Hunter Education classes MUST be registered for online 
Click Here To Register for March 2014 basic class

These Classes are FREE, but you must pre-register. Space is limited! Please register early!

Bull Creek Rod and Gun Club's Hunter-Trapper Education classes are held twice a year, in early spring and mid summer. Our last class was held in July, 2013. Classes are taught by 4 or 5 certified instructors who are both Bull Creek club members and trained by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Plus, volunteers from the club and community assist the instructors with presentations offered in:

• History of Hunter-Trapper Education in Pa.
• Knowledge of sporting arms, ammunition, and traps.
• Safe handling of sporting arms and trapping equipment
• Wildlife Conservation and Management
• Wildlife Identification
• Hunting and trapping laws
• Hunter-Trapper/Landowner relations and ethics
• Safe Clothing
• Outdoor Safety (Emergency first aid and survival)
• Field care of game
• Game Law presentation by Game Commission Officers
• Range Instruction
• Walk through shoot/don't shoot course
• Archery Demonstration
• Tree Stand Demonstration

STUDENT EXAM FOLLOWS COURSE
Eligibility: Student must be 11 years of age or higher to register and receive a training certificate. You MUST have completed this mandatory training and have reached at least 12 years of age to hunt in Pennsylvania.

Call 1-800-243-8519 to reach the Southwest Region Office in Ligonier, PA, for other
class schedules near you.
THESE COURSES ARE FREE!

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Newly Rebuilt Trap Range Now Open At Bull Creek!

On January 19th, 2014, Bull Creek inaugurated our new re-developed trap shooting range.  This is the biggest capital improvement project in club history.

We have gone from two 35+ year old trap ranges to three all new trap houses allowing us the flexibility of holding larger events for the club. This is the culmination of more than a year of planning and approvals by the Board of Directors.

The following are pictures taken during the first official shoot during the 2014 Winter Trap League:

Former Club President Craig Johnson (center) with sons
Adam (left) and Stephen

Membership Chairman Bill Motosicky (left) and club member Tim Cochran

Board member and former club president Bill Shaginaw workin' the kitchen

Club President Kevin Hamilton (right) with Vice President Bill Davis (center)
and junior member Hunter Denio

Club member Gayle Calendar keeping score

Bill Motosicky (left) and Tom Fawcett

Bill Motosicky (left) and Hunter Denio

Bill Shaginaw keeping an eye on the kitchen!

Club member Tony Dan, Kitchen Bitch

Signing up to shoot is Craig Johnson

Mysterious Bullwinkle deer appear around country

By Bob Frye

What's next, squirrels with aviator goggles?

You wouldn't expect to see a critter looking like Rocky the flying squirrel of cartoon fame in the woods. But then, white-tailed deer that look like Bullwinkle the moose have started showing up across the country.

Deer with swollen, moose-like faces have popped up from Alabama to Delaware to Michigan since 2005. Scientists have examined a dozen or so, finding accumulated fluid in their muzzles — especially their noses and upper lips — each time.

What causes the disease, what impact it might have and how widespread it is remain unknown. In fact, the disease doesn't even have an official name yet. Scientists refer to animals with it as “Bullwinkle” deer.

“It's not like anything else we've seen in deer,” said Kevin Keel, an associate professor at the University of California, Davis school of veterinary medicine and the nation's leading expert on the malady.

“This is an interesting disease because we're not sure if it's new. It might be something that's always occurred but at such a low prevalence that maybe it was always there, and we just didn't know about it.”

That could be, as there are more people with more trail cameras looking for and at deer than ever before, said John Fischer, director of the 57-year-old Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the University of Georgia's college of veterinary medicine. But “new” diseases popping up seemingly from out of nowhere are hardly unheard of either, he said.

It's a mystery as to what's going in this case, he said.

“As for Bullwinkle deer, I cannot say if it is a new disease or it's just now made the radar screen after being out there for many years,” Fischer said.

The disease doesn't kill deer outright. Hunters and others have reported seeing such deer over two-year periods, according to information from Quality Deer Management Association spokesman Lindsay Thomas.

Keel said Bullwinkle deer suffer chronic weight loss that likely hastens their death by making them more susceptible to other forms of mortality, such as predation, weakness and being hit by vehicles.

The diseased deer examined so far — all whitetails, with the exception of one mule deer from Idaho — have been wild animals, Keel said. No farm-raised Bullwinkle deer have been reported.

There's “some correlation” to feeding of deer, but whether feeding is an issue or whether it's just that fed deer are more visible is unclear, Keel said. Beyond that, there's nothing linking them, he said.

The disease may or may not even be specific to deer, he noted, pointing out that something similar has been found in the withers and shoulders of South American cattle.

He and fellow researchers have “narrowed down” possible causes for the disease. He declined to discuss that until his research is published in a scientific journal.

“But it's a novel bacterial infection that we have not seen in white-tailed deer before,” he said.

Justin Brown, the Pennsylvania Game Commission's wildlife veterinarian, did not return phone calls seeking comment on whether the disease has been found in Pennsylvania. But Keel said he believes it's probably here. That's not necessarily a cause for concern, he said.

“It doesn't seem to have any impact on deer populations,” Keel said.

Other diseases have come from out of nowhere to devastating effect, however.

White-nose syndrome in bats was only first discovered in New York in the winter of 2006-07. The fungal disease has killed more than 5.7 million bats — nearly 100 percent of some populations — across 22 states and five Canadian provinces since, according to the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center.

EHD, or epizootic hemorrhagic disease, the most common disease of white-tailed deer, was for decades largely a southern phenomenon, Keel said. It's spread nationwide in recent years, though. The Game Commission confirmed it in Pennsylvania in 1996, 2002, 2007 — when it killed thousands of deer in Western Pennsylvania — and 2012.

There's no reason to think Bullwinkle disease will have that kind of impact, Keel said. But then nothing's certain in this era of “emerging disease issues in wildlife populations,” he added.

Ice Fishermen Seek Cold Water For Hot Winter Action

By Bob Frye

Last week's arctic chill is gone, and the relatively balmy weather upon us is surely a welcome change for many.

But not for everyone. 

For ice fishermen, deep freezes like the one the region just endured are what make their sport possible.

“Yeah, we love it. We're all a little sick in the head, but we love it,” said Nathan Krusko, a resident of Hamburg, N.Y., and a promoter of the North East Ice Fishing Circuit, a tournament series that will hold six events in three states this year, two of them in Western Pennsylvania.

The change in the weather — marked by a temperature swing of at least 40 degrees since midweek in places — means opportunities are scattered now, though.

Lake Arthur in Butler County had consistently been giving up fish through the ice when conditions allowed, with fishermen catching everything from largemouth bass to crappies and bluegills, said Jerry O'Donnell of O'Donnell's Sports Supplies in Portersville. One local angler, Carol Danbaugh of Ellwood City, caught two bass longer than 20 inches among many others in the 16- to 17-inch range, he said.

But good ice has been no sure thing.

“It comes and goes,” O'Donnell said. “That's the problem. Guys were on it, then it disappeared, then they were on it, then it disappeared.”

Things have likewise been “pretty sketchy” at Pymatuning Lake in Crawford County, which will host one of the circuit's tournaments, said Chris Hall of Espyville Outdoors in Espyville.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission recommends anglers stick to ice at least 3 inches thick. There were spots on Pymatuning with that much last week but others with less, Hall said.

Things have been different in the Laurel Highlands.

Glendale Lake in Cambria County had 4 inches of ice midweek, while High Point Lake in Somerset had 5, according to waterways conservation officers. Anglers were doing well, too, with Glendale producing crappies and High Point giving up chain pickerel, northern pike, and, to a lesser extent, bass, yellow perch and walleyes.

The best ice fishing of the season is yet to come, though, if history holds.

The Fish and Boat Commission's “angler awards” program offers certificates to fishermen who catch fish meeting certain minimum weight requirements. A northern pike qualifies for an award if it hits 11 pounds, for example. A largemouth qualifies at 5 pounds and a crappie at 1 pound, 4 ounces.

A look at the awards handed out for fish pulled from lakes in January, February and March of 2011, 2012 and 2013 reveals some interesting trends and a few potential hot spots.

The commission awarded certificates for 30 yellow perch, 29 crappies, 21 largemouth bass, 13 pickerel, 10 northern pike, four walleyes, three bluegills, three catfish, two muskies and two white bass in those times.

Fifty-four of those fish came from Western Pennsylvania lakes. Twenty-six were caught over the last three Februarys. The months of March accounted for 18, and Januarys 10.

One of the hottest spots has been Lake Arthur. It accounted for eight citation largemouths — more than one in three statewide — and four of the crappies, along with one yellow perch.

Pymatuning Lake accounted for nine citation crappies, almost one-third of the statewide total. The lake also gave up three citation white bass, two walleyes, two yellow perch and two muskies.

Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie combined gave up seven yellow perch, more than anywhere else, along with one northern pike, one crappie and one walleye, while High Point Lake gave up one northern pike, one largemouth bass and one chain pickerel.

Crooked Creek Lake in Armstrong County produced one citation largemouth and one crappie. Glendale Lake produced one northern pike, as did Yough Dam in Somerset County. Sugar Lake in Crawford County gave up one citation largemouth.

Now it's just a question of getting and keeping ice.

Tom Qualters, manager of the Fish and Boat Commission's southwest region office in Somerset, is hopeful, at least as it relates to lakes in the Laurel Highlands. Chances are they'll keep their ice for a while, he said, given that nighttime temperatures were forecast to hover at or below 32 degrees.

“As long as the nights go down below freezing, even if temperatures go up during the day, I think you can pretty much hold your own,” Qualters said.

Details

Getting started

Getting started in ice fishing is not difficult, nor does it have to cost a lot of money, said Nathan Krusko of the North East Ice Fishing Circuit.

To pursue panfish, which he recommends for beginners, he suggests getting a 6-inch auger to drill through the ice, a 24-inch ultralight rod, 2-pound-test ice line and a collection of 4 mm tungsten teardrop-shaped jigs to tip with maggots or other live bait. A scoop, which can be a slotted serving spoon raided from the kitchen, to keep ice chips out of the hole you drill completes your gear list.

“It's not a long list, and it's not an expensive list. That's the cool thing about it,” Krusko said. “You can get everything you need for less than $100.”

The tournaments run by the circuit, which are open to everyone, offer opportunities for newcomers to learn from veteran ice anglers, he added. One is scheduled for Kahle Lake near Emlenton in Clarion County on Feb. 1-2 and another on Pymatuning Lake on Feb. 23.

Details can be found at northeasticefishingcircuit.com/Locations.php

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, meanwhile, is holding a number of family “learn to ice fish” programs in the coming weeks at Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County, Prince Gallitzin State Park in Cambria County, M.K. Goddard State Park in Mercer County and Stainbrook Park in Crawford County.

Participants need not have a fishing license or any gear, but pre-registration is sometimes required. Details are available at pfbc.state.pa.us/Calendar

— Bob Frye

Fuel tax to aid dam repairs in Western Pennsylvania region

By Bob Frye

Glade Run Lake dam in Butler County waiting to be rebuilt

A transportation funding bill aimed primarily at fixing roads and bridges will benefit anglers and boaters, too.

Act 89, signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in November, raised fuel taxes starting on Jan. 1. That's means higher gas prices at the pump, for motorboaters as much as drivers.

The tradeoff is that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is going to get a bigger chunk of that revenue.

The commission always has gotten some state gas tax revenues, called “liquid fuels” money, based on the gallons of fuel sold to boaters. That's averaged about $1.9 million annually over the past 10 years.

Going forward, it's going to get that and more. With the new gas tax in place, estimates are that the commission will get an additional $3.8 million in fiscal 2013-14, $4.5 million in 2014-15, $5.1 million in 2015-16, $5.8 million in 2016-17 and $6.4 million in 2017-18 and thereafter.

In time, the commission will be able to use all of that money for general boating issues, such as developing and maintaining ramps, posting navigational aids, patrolling waters and more.

For the first five years, the commission must use the money to repair high-hazard, unsafe dams, said Tim Schaeffer, director of policy and planning for the agency.

The commission had 20 such dams as recently as 2008. It's fixed 11 of those since. It's not had the $48 million needed to fix the remaining nine.

This gas tax won't close that gap completely, said Brian Barner, deputy director for administration for the commission. It likely will account for perhaps $26 million in new revenues.

“But it's substantial. It's a big part of the pie,” Barner said.

There are a number of high-hazard dams locally, including the now-drained Upper and Lower Hereford Manor lakes in Beaver County and Glade Run Lake in Butler, and the partially-drawn-down Donegal Lake in Westmoreland and Lake Somerset in Somerset. The price tag for repairing or rebuilding them ranges from $4 million to $12 million, Schaeffer said.

All are moving targets of sorts.

With some, all of the needed engineering work is done, Barner said. Others have yet to see that completed. At least one, Lake Somerset, has gone from being almost ready to not so ready after a state Department of Environmental Protection soil test determined more engineering work had to be done.

The result is there's no “priority list” outlining which lakes are to be fixed first, Barner said. Instead, those decisions are made as money — from gas tax revenues to grants and state funding secured by local citizens groups and lawmakers — becomes available, he said.

But the goal remains to restore each lake in some fashion as quickly as possible, Schaeffer said. And the new gas tax will help.

“The bottom line is, we are committed to getting them all back into shape where they can serve the anglers and boaters of Pennsylvania,” Schaeffer said

Boom Days For Pennsylvania Trappers, As Higher Pelt Prices Behind Surge In Participation

By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune Review

A work station contains antique traps and new pelts at the 

Westmoreland Fur Post in Unity Twp. on January 3, 2014.

These are pretty good times to be a trapper.

The prices paid for top-quality pelts have been on the rise, with those offered last season among the highest in years. Red foxes were bringing $50 and $60 each, while raccoons were fetching up to $25 and muskrats $10 to $14.

That was pretty heady stuff by long-term standards.

“Last year was fabulous. Guys could do no wrong,” said Dorothy Butz, owner of Westmoreland Fur Post in Latrobe.

The result has been a surge in participation.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission sold 19,251 resident fur-taker licenses in 2002. In 2012, the latest year for which figures are available, it sold 38,341.

Predator hunters need a fur-taker tag to target species like bobcats and foxes, and that's grown in popularity, so that may account for some of the increase. But there's no doubt that trapping is on the rise.

“My gosh, people who haven't trapped in 30 years are getting back into it,” said Theresa Siko, owner of T&T Fur Buyers in Latrobe. “And we're seeing people who have never done it before. Interest is way up.”

Economics are the reason, said Tom Haridsky, a furbearer biologist with the commission and a trapper.

“We're really in the middle of a fur boom. This is like the third year for that, and it's because pelt prices are up,” Hardisky said.

“There are not more animals out there. But there is much more interest in getting those animals, in taking those animals. That's the story behind all this interest in trapping. It's simply pelt price. Money is a motivator.”

Species that typically bring the best prices have especially been targeted.

People pursuing coyotes — which could include hunters — grew by almost 31 percent from 2011 to 2012. The number of people chasing red foxes grew by almost 21 percent, gray foxes by 15 percent and raccoons by 12 percent.

Those increases come on top of similarly large jumps between 2010 and 2011, so there are a lot more trappers out there than even two years ago, according to commission statistics.

All of those extra people in the woods, and all of the extra “trapnights” they accounted for, have produced big harvests.

The 2012 take of raccoons — which topped 210,000 — grew by 20 percent over 2011 and was the highest seen since 1996. Last season's take of 78,000-plus opossums was up by 57 percent and the highest since 1997. Fur-takers took a record 40,109 coyotes, too.

The take of red foxes held about even at 67,465, while the take of gray foxes (17,415), beaver (9,712) and skunks (7,329) decreased compared to 2011. In virtually all of those latter cases, last season's harvest was still comparable to the long-term average and up from just two years ago, sometimes significantly.

“They're really going after things,” Siko said.

How trappers will do this season —in terms of harvest and monetary rewards — remains to be seen.

Most of the fur taken in Pennsylvania and elsewhere ends up in China, which manufactures 80 percent of the world's fur garments for export to Russia, Europe and North America, according to North American Fur Auction. Demand is driven by everything from cold weather to fashion.

Nancy Daigneault, communications director for Toronto-based North American Fur Auctions, the “oldest and largest handler of wild furs in the world,” did not return a call seeking comment. But a “fur update” from the group predicted a drop in fur prices.

“As it looks right now, there will be a reduction in price levels for most furs, but on the positive side, this will attract new consumers that were unable to buy furs because of last year's high prices,” the update reads.

Furs that are less than top quality will take the biggest hit price-wise, it said. The “trim trade,” which utilizes raccoon and coyote fur primarily, should be strong, however.

Groups like the Pennsylvania Trappers Association will begin holding local fur sales and auctions around the state throughout this month. The group's “district 3” sale, for trappers in Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties, for example, will be held Jan. 26 at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

North America Fur Auctions will hold the first of three international auctions Feb. 17-23.

That will go a long way toward establishing the market, Butz said. Trappers and fur buyers “will know more then” what to expect, she said.

“Every year, every season, something changes,” Siko said. “I'm sure people will want furs, as always, but it's just so hard to predict exactly what will happen.”

National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet To Be Held January 31st

 Allegheny Valley Chapter, NWTF

15th Annual Hunting Heritage Banquet

Friday, January 31, 2014  Acme Club, 230 Herron Ave, Cheswick, PA

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.  Dinner at 7:30 p.m. 

Make checks payable to Allegheny Valley Chapter NWTF and mail to:

Mike Zourelias

1031 Walnut Street

Tarentum, PA 15084 

For more information please call: Chuck Gray 412-767-4780 or Mike Zourelias 724-265-0903 

Seedling Sales To Begin Jan. 6 Offered By The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery

Landowners can help wildlife by planting trees and shrubs.

            

While it might be winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery.

The 2014 seedling order form is available online, and sales are set to begin Jan. 6.

Most seedlings are sold in units of 25, but 100-seedling bundles also are available in mixes to benefit deer, game birds and songbirds, as well as to improve riparian and winter-thermal habitats.

The 2014 order form contains a wide selection of evergreens, shrubs and fruit- and nut-bearing trees. Most species are native to Pennsylvania, and with the exception of black locust, all of the available hardwoods are grown from seed collected from Pennsylvania sources and processed by Game Commission personnel.

Two offerings have been added to the order form this year. Black-gum/Black Tupelo is a slow-growing tree that provides food for birds and wildlife and, as it grows, often provides nesting cavities. A unit of 25 1-year-old seedlings is available for $12.50.

Also available this year is a mixed-oak collection, which may contain some or all of northern red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, pin oak and black oak seedlings. A unit of 25 seedlings is available for $8.75, but – like many of the seedlings offered for sale – can be purchased at a discounted price.

Although a discount is not offered for all species or habitat bundles, orders of 12 or more total units qualify for applicable discounted pricing. With the discount, prices are as low as $3.75 per bundle, or 15 cents per seedling.

The mixed-oak bundle costs $6.25 with the discount. 

Species that qualify for the discount are marked on the order form.

Annetta Ayers, superintendent at Howard Nursery, said there is a very limited supply of some of the seedlings for sale. Those who are interested might want to call Howard Nursery at 814-355-4434. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Orders can be placed by telephone, as well.

The order form and information about the seedlings for sale are available at the Game Commission’s website, www.pgc.state.pa.us or use this direct link. Place your cursor over “General Store” in the menu bar at the top of the homepage, then scroll down to “Howard Nursery” and select “2014 Seedling Order Form” from the drop-down menu. If you have problems downloading the order form, you likely need to install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be found by doing an Internet search and downloaded for free.

The order form can be completed and submitted online, or printed out and faxed or mailed. Payments are not due until the order is confirmed by Howard Nursery. For those without Internet access, order forms can be obtained at Game Commission offices or various displays or booths at shows in which the agency participates through the spring or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Howard Nursery, 197 Nursery Road, Howard, PA 16841.

While the order form provides a brief description of the tree species available and their benefits to birds and wildlife, more information is available on the website under “Tree Seedling Index.”

The preferred method of delivery is by United Parcel Service (UPS). Shipping and handling charges do apply.

Orders are shipped only Monday through Wednesday to assure delivery for weekend planting. However, orders also may be picked up in person at the nursery once buyers are notified the order is ready.

Generally, seedlings ship in the month of April

Tests Confirm Another CWD Case In Bedford County, PA

Ongoing surveillance detects disease in highway-killed deer from Bedford County.

          A white-tailed deer that was killed by a vehicle in Bedford County this fall has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
          The deer, a 1 ½–year-old buck, was struck on Interstate 99 in November and sent for testing as part of Pennsylvania’s ongoing effort to monitor the prevalence and spread of CWD, which is fatal to members of the deer family, but is not known to be transmitted to humans.
          Test results confirming the buck was CWD positive were returned Dec. 24.
          “It’s not as if we hope to find CWD positives as we continue our ongoing surveillance,” Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe said. “But the fact is that each test result that comes back – positive or negative – gives us a clearer picture of how prevalent the disease is, and monitoring for CWD is an important part of our efforts to manage its spread.”  
          This positive test is unlikely to have much impact on hunters, but it serves as a reminder that CWD has been found in southcentral Pennsylvania. The Game Commission already has established perimeters around the sites where CWD was detected previously, and within the boundaries of these Disease Management Areas (DMAs), special rules apply to hunters and residents.
          There are two DMAs in Pennsylvania, which are intended in part to contain and slow the spread of CWD. The buck that tested positive Dec. 24 was killed within what is known as DMA 2, a 900-square-mile area that includes parts of Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon counties. More precisely, the site where the buck was killed is between two sites where CWD was detected last year, so this new positive shouldn’t change the shape or size of the DMA.
          This is the first case of CWD detected in Pennsylvania this year, but not all of the samples collected this year have been tested. The Game Commission targeted collecting and testing 1,000 samples within in each DMA, as well as 3,000 samples from additional deer statewide.
          CWD was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2012 at a captive facility in Adams County. Subsequently, three free-ranging deer harvested by hunters during the 2012 season – two deer in Blair County and one in Bedford County – tested positive for CWD.
          CWD is not a new disease, and other states have decades of experience dealing with CWD in the wild.
          CWD is spread from deer to deer through direct and indirect contact. The disease attacks the brains of infected deer, elk and moose, and will eventually result in the death of the infected animal. There is no live test for CWD and no known cure. There also is no evidence CWD can be transmitted to humans, however, it is recommended the meat of infected animals not be consumed.
          For more information on CWD, the rules applying within DMAs or what hunters can do to have harvested deer tested for CWD, visit the Game Commission’s website, www.pgc.state.pa.us. Information can be found by clicking on the button titled “CWD Information” near the top of the homepage.
          Further results from this year’s CWD testing will be reported at a later date.
          Late-season deer hunting is now underway statewide and, in some parts of the state, deer hunting is open through the last Saturday in January. For properly licensed hunters, Roe said, that means there’s still time to get out and enjoy deer hunting this year.
          “That’s a point that shouldn’t be lost,” Roe said. “While we will continue to monitor for CWD and keep a watchful eye on test results, the simple fact CWD has been detected in Pennsylvania shouldn’t keep anybody from enjoying deer hunting, or venison from healthy deer, as they always have.
          “And with the better part of two hunting seasons elapsed since CWD was first detected in Pennsylvania, it seems clear the Keystone State’s hunters understand that,” he said.

Joe Casavale

It is with deep sympathies to his family that we announce the passing of club member Joe Casavale due to a very sudden illness on December 22nd. Joe was a tireless worker and contributor to Bull Creek. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Rest In Peace Joe Casavale