Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- December 2, 2008
Deer populations influenced by private landowners (:53)
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Suggested Intro:
THE START OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEER-HUNTING SEASON REVIVES THE ONGOING DEBATE OVER THE STATE'S TOTAL DEER POPULATION. A WILDLIFE EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS LOCAL LANDOWNERS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN MANAGING THE STATE'S DEER. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:17) WHILE HUNTERS HOPE FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF DEER, NATURALISTS WORRY THAT OVERPOPULATION IS HARMING THE STATE'S FORESTS. PENN STATE WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST DUANE DIEFENBACH SAYS DEER DENSITY VARIES WIDELY ACROSS THE STATE. THE KEY, HE SAYS, IS THE POPULATION IN EACH REGION'S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT -- AND THAT'S LARGELY DETERMINED BY LOCAL LANDOWNER PRACTICES:
Diefenbach Actuality:
(:20) "I THINK WHAT HUNTERS NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT THE GAME COMMISSION CAN SET GUIDELINES WITHIN DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT UNITS, BUT WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNER IS CONCERNED, THEY NEED TO ALSO BE ASSESSING AT THEIR LOCAL SCALE, ARE THERE TOO MANY OR TOO FEW DEER. THE GAME COMMISSION CAN SET SOME GUIDELINES, BUT IT'S REALLY UP TO INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNERS TO FURTHER DECIDE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO."(:16) DIEFENBACH SAYS, WITH ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS OF THE STATE'S WOODLANDS BEING PRIVATELY OWNED, LOCAL LANDOWNERS CAN GREATLY INFLUENCE GAME MANAGEMENT. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION AT P-G-C DOT STATE DOT P-A DOT U-S. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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