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Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
The question of responsibility for wildlife damage is a difficult one to answer, especially for damage caused by white-tailed deer. Some states have chosen, or been forced by political pressures, to assume the responsibility for wildlife damage, with or without some responsibility on the part of the agricultural producer who is sustaining the damage. According to a 1980 survey by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, only 10 states were bound by law to make payments for damage done by game species. Only Wisconsin included a nongame species (sandhill cranes) in their payment program. Other states offer abatement assistance, while some others are able to do little or nothing beyond providing advice.
Recommended Citation
Craven, S. R. (1983). New directions in deer damage management in Wisconsin. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 65-67). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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New Directions in Deer Damage Management in Wisconsin
Ithaca, New York
The question of responsibility for wildlife damage is a difficult one to answer, especially for damage caused by white-tailed deer. Some states have chosen, or been forced by political pressures, to assume the responsibility for wildlife damage, with or without some responsibility on the part of the agricultural producer who is sustaining the damage. According to a 1980 survey by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, only 10 states were bound by law to make payments for damage done by game species. Only Wisconsin included a nongame species (sandhill cranes) in their payment program. Other states offer abatement assistance, while some others are able to do little or nothing beyond providing advice.