Deer Wars : Science, Tradition, and the Battle Over Managing Whitetails in Pennsylvania

Bob Frye

ISBN 10: 0271028858 / ISBN 13: 9780271028859

Published by Penn State University Press Okt 2006, 2006

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Neuware - The story of deer management in Pennsylvania is as complex as it is controversial. From the disappearance of deer in Pennsylvania forests at the beginning of the twentieth century to the population explosion that occurred in the latter half of the century, the balance between herd size and a healthy forest has long been a difficult one. In Deer Wars, Bob Frye examines this controversy and the effect that herd management has had on all of the citizens of Pennsylvania; farmers managing deer invasions and property rights, hunters dealing with changing herd densities and ever-complex restrictions, state agencies juggling the rights of hunters with the needs of commercial interests, all with stakes in the success and health of the deer herd. Now with deer harvests decreasing, Chronic Wasting Disease becoming a potential threat, and forests showing serious signs of trouble, the need for compromise from all of the players is essential, but is it possible This well-researched and engrossing book explores that question.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deer Wars : Science, Tradition, and the Battle Over Managing Whitetails in Pennsylvania
• Publisher: Penn State University Press Okt 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0271028858
• ISBN 13: 9780271028859
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 217W x 182H x 21D millimeters 217 millimeters width by 182 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 513 grams

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Synopsis

The story of deer management in Pennsylvania is as complex as it is controversial. From the disappearance of deer in Pennsylvania forests at the beginning of the twentieth century to the population explosion that occurred in the latter half of the century, the balance between herd size and a healthy forest has long been a difficult one. In Deer Wars, Bob Frye examines this controversy and the effect that herd management has had on all of the citizens of Pennsylvania; farmers managing deer invasions and property rights, hunters dealing with changing herd densities and ever-complex restrictions, state agencies juggling the rights of hunters with the needs of commercial interests, all with stakes in the success and health of the deer herd. Now with deer harvests decreasing, Chronic Wasting Disease becoming a potential threat, and forests showing serious signs of trouble, the need for compromise from all of the players is essential, but is it possible? This well-researched and engrossing book explores that question.

About the Author

Bob Frye is an award winning outdoors journalist and the Outdoors Editor of the Tribune-Review.