Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 26, 2000
Archery hunting season can help control Pennsylvania's deer population (:40)
Suggested Intro:
MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION ARCHERS ARE EXPECTED TO HEAD FOR THE WOODS FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S FALL ARCHERY DEER HUNTING SEASON, WHICH STARTS SEPTEMBER 30TH. AN EXPERT FROM PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS ARCHERY HUNTERS CAN HELP CONTROL DEER OVERPOPULATION IN URBAN AREAS. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:13) OVERGRAZING AND DEER/CAR ACCIDENTS ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREAS, WHERE RIFLE HUNTING IS TOO DANGEROUS. FOR THOSE COUNTIES, BOW HUNTING CAN BE A SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT OPTION FOR CONTROLLING THE DEER POPULATION, SAYS PENN STATE WILDLIFE EXPERT GARY SAN JULIAN:
San Julian Actuality:
(:19) "MANY OF OUR HIGH DEER POPULATION AREAS ARE IN URBAN AREAS. AND SO THAT ALLOWS THE USE OF ARCHERY HUNTING BECAUSE IT'S SAFER, THEIR ARROW DOESN'T GO AS FAR, AND IN MANY OF THESE HIGH POPULATION COUNTIES, AROUND PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA, ARCHERY HAS BEEN A VERY USABLE TOOL TO MANAGE DEER IN THOSE AREAS."
(:08) SAN JULIAN SAYS PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS STRUGGLING WITH DEER DAMAGE COULD INVITE BOW HUNTERS TO HUNT ON THEIR LAND. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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