—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 30,. 1968
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Deer Populations Surveyed
As a service to sportsmen,
especially those who hunt deer
in the vicinity o£ Pennsylvania’s
nearly two million acres of
State Forest lands, the Depart
ment of Forests and Waters this
year conducted a survey to de
termine the deer population on
lands under its jurisdiction.
The district foresters through
out the state were contacted to
ascertain areas of State Forest
land where deer concentrations
weie heaviest. This effort to
advise hunters of areas of heavy
deer concentration has two basic
purposes
By dnecting hunters to areas
where the deer concentration is
excessive, reduction of the herd
will stabilize it at a size the
available food supply will sup
port over the winter.
This action will also aid in
preventing heavy mortality
among the deer herd, duiing the
coming winter, from starvation.
The department is also inter
ested in maintaining the deer
herd on State Forest lands at a
level that will minimize the
danger of over browsing and to
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prevent excessive damage to- ad- tions in eastern Lycoming
joining farmlands. Cbunty, Mclntyre and Cascade
As reported by the district Twps. and. in western,. Lycoming
foresters, the following areas of County in Watson, Cummings,
heavy deer concentration should, McHenry and* Pine Twpa.
offer better than average op- Robert Coy, District Forester
portunities for the hunters. at Blbomhurg, in hia Sullivan
NORTHERN COUNTIES bounty report, indicated there- is
District Forester Robert P. a mP^ -e supply of deer. The
Lewis, Coudersport, reports a highest concentrations can be
high deer population throughout found* in Fox, FOrks, Shrews
the southern half of Potter bury and western Blkland Twps.
County with the highest concen- SOUTH - CENTRAL GOUN
trations of deer in the upper TlBS—District Fbrester Ralph
Prouty Run-Nelson Run area, L. Schmidt, Huntingdon, reports
the Cross Fork-Ole Bull area, an increase in. the herd size in
between Cherry Springs and northern Huntingdon County.
Lyman Run, and in the Keating Deer appear to be in good con-
Summit area dition.
District Forester George M. The Mifflmburg District For-
Geiman, Wellsboro, reports a ester, Lamar F. Hawn, repoits
heavy deer population in South- two areas of high concentration;
ern Tioga County, especially in one in Spruce Run, Union Coun-
Waid, Elk, Morris and Gaines ty; and the other in New Lan-
Twps; and in Armenia Twp., caster Valley, Mifflin County.
Bradford County. Walter D Ludwig, Jr., Dis-
Heavy deer concentrations tnct Forester at Blain, observed
near recent timber cutting the presence of a high doe popu
operations are reported by Dis- lation in the mountainous sec
trict Forester Paul B. Younkm, tion of western Peny County
Emporium. and in the Licking Creek Val-
CENTRAL COUNTIES ley which is located south of the
Large deer concentrations are Juniata River, between Mt.
reported near timber cutting Union and Mifflintown
operations by District Forester SOUTHERN COUNTIES
John W. Wilson, Clearfield. The Little change from last year in
deer population is highest in the deer herd size or condition
northern Clearfield County, par- is reported by District Forester
ticularly northern Covington George R. Winning, of McCon-
Twp eastern Union Twp. north- nellshurg. Winning s district in
western Huston Twp., northern eludes Bedford and Fulton coun-
Lawrence Twp., and in southern ties.
Rush Twp., Centre County. An increase in the nerd
District Forester Jack E. size in his area was reported by
Paulhamus, Renovo, reports a District Forester Richard R
high population throughout all Thorpe, Fayetteville, R D. j
of northern Clinton County. Thorpe said this situation is
From Williamsport, District particularly prominent in the
Forester Francis X. Kennedy Cumberland County section,
reports heavy deer concentra- near Pine Grove Furnace.
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