Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 2, 2007
Hunters and hormones push Pennsylvania's deer to cross the road (:47)
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Suggested Intro:
WITH PENNSYLVANIA'S BOWHUNTING SEASON FOR DEER UNDER WAY, A WILDLIFE SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A HECTIC SEASON ON THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:13) PENNSYLVANIA IS AMONG THE NATION'S LEADERS WHEN IT COMES TO DEER-CAR COLLISIONS, AND WE'RE ENTERING OUR MOST HAZARDOUS SEASON. PENN STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST GARY SAN JULIAN SAYS IT STARTS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF ARCHERY HUNTING SEASON FOR DEER AND ESCALATES AS THEY ENTER MATING SEASON:
San Julian Actuality:
(:20) "THAT PUTS MORE PEOPLE IN THE WOODS, SO IT CAUSES DEER TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, DEER WILL COME INTO RUT AND THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE MOVEMENT OUT THERE AROUND THE TIME THAT THE GUN SEASON STARTS IN NOVEMBER. AND WHEN BOTH OF THESE THINGS OCCUR, MORE DEER ARE ON OUR HIGHWAYS."
(:14) SAN JULIAN SAYS YOU SHOULD USE YOUR CAR'S HIGH BEAMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING NOW THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER. AND, IF ONE DEER DASHES ACROSS YOUR PATH, BE PREPARED FOR THREE OR FOUR MORE TO FOLLOW. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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