Research May Change Perceptions of Whitetails and Hunters

U.S. Newswire, March, 2007

To: OUTDOORS EDITORS

Contact: Jerry Feaser of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, 1-717- 705-6541, or PGCNews@state.pa.us

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It started as a study that would ultimately strengthen the Pennsylvania Game Commission's deer management program. But its initial findings will likely be surprising to many hunters and definitely don't support long-held beliefs.

Researchers from the Game Commission and Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State University recently completed the second year of a female white-tailed deer study that focuses on their survival, and the behavior of deer and hunters during hunting seasons.

"This study was designed to address needs in our deer management program,"...

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