According to Fish & Wildlife, the migration date changes from year to year but always occurs on a Sunday morning in the spring. "We don't know where they come from, or where they are going to," says Fish & Wildlife. "We just know when they passed by because they leave 'signs' of their visit."

These signs are generally considered to be eggs of a different color, jelly beans, foil wrapped chocolates and brightly colored marshmallows. HazMat says that these remains do not represent a environmental danger and the Board of Health says they don't represent a health risk except for certain people with allergies or a compulsive disorder such as an addiction (choca-holics).

The Henry County Constables, vigilant for illegal dumping in the county, were asked if they intended to issue citations related to puka activity. "We don't consider jelly beans and the like to constitute illegal dumping. However, there is a possibility that other remains may be considered such, in which case we would have to cite pukas, not people--IF we can catch them in the act."

And there lies the problem... Pukas are seldom seen or heard. Instead, we may only find a pile of "puka beans" in our yard. Or, if we've been good to pukas, we might find the afore mentioned evidence of their visit--namely jelly beans, chocolates and marshmallows.

A very few people have come forward to claim they have seen pukas. One witness is "Elwood" (last name omitted by request). Elwood tells us that the puka he saw was 6 ft. tall. "He wears a pinstriped suit on special occasions, otherwise he just wears gray flannel. His name is Harvey, by the way, and he's a real prankster." Another witness, "Mrs. Smith" (name changed) says the puka she saw one Sunday morning was wearing velveteen and was a "girl." She could tell it was a girl because the puka was wearing a bonnet, with lots of frills up, on it. "Alice" says the puka she saw was white, and she tried to follow it, but it jumped down a hole. One witness did report an unfortunate encounter. Mrs. McGregor says that the puka was in the garden stealing cabbages and carrots, she denies her husband took a shot at it. But Fish & Wildlife representatives are sure she's mistaken since cabbages and carrots are not mature when the puka migration takes place in the spring. They also warn that pukas should be considered an "endangered" species; don't shoot them.

You can expect the highest concentrate of pukas around April 20th, this year. Check your front porch and scour the yard and you are likely to find out if the pukas have passed through.

Thanks and respects to the named and unnamed "witnesses" that unwilling lent there names
to this wicked bit of fun.  Happy April Fool's Day!