Farm Hunting HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) _ Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has asked the Pennsylvania Game Commission to reconsider its de cision not to allow the sale of sur plus antlerless deer hunting tags for the 1999 hunting season. Farm Bureau member Douglas Gilbert of Guys Mills, who serves on the farm organization’s Wild life Damage Control Committee, made the request during the Game Commission meeting taking place this week in Harrisburg. The Commission hasn’t approved the sale of unsold, surplus tags since the 1997 deer season. Gilbert, a hay, grain and beef farmer from Crawford County, told Commission members, “We recognize the fact that many hunt ers feel that surplus tag usage on State Game lands will harm their harvest success rate in future years. Farm Bureau is simply ask ing that you allow county treasur ers to sell surplus tags this fall that may only be used to hunt antler less deer on private lands with the permission of the private property owner.” Farmers are currently coping with price slumps, economic hard ships, and urban sprawl, Gilbert said. “Wildlife damage to their al ready economically depleted and Visit Us On The Web: www.salemfarmsupply.com Quality Assured Case IH Parts BEST PARTS.,.. BEST DEAL.... BEST VALUE When You Need Parts, Call SALEM For FAST M=|§|===j) Courteous Service. Express Service To Your Farm.... Please Call Today. SAICJMSk FARM SUPPLY 1-800-999-FARM (3276) FAX: 518-854-3057 CASE CREDIT CARD - FARM PLAN • VISA - MASTERCARD - DISCOVER Bureau Wants Deer Decision Reconsidered drought-stricken crops is driving farmers out of business,” he testi fied. Responses to a survey conduct ed by Farm Bureau show average yield losses totaled about 35 per cent due to white-tail deer feeding on craps in 1998. “Average loss per farm family due to the prolific deer herd was approximately $9,602,” said Gilbert He urged to Commission to “please recon sider" the issuance of surplus deer tags this season. Gilbert also drew attention to a Farm Bureau recommendaiton, the Small Landowner Deer Man agement Proposal. Under the plan, farmers and small landowners could enroll their property in a Game Commission Landowner Database by filling out a simple form or via the Internet. “Enroll ment would then enable sports men to access the name, address and telephone number of the prop erty owner via the Internet or by contacting the Game Commission Regional Office,” Gilbert explain ed. “Sportsmen could then apply for surplus tags not yet distributed in that Deer Management Unit” Hunting under such a program would be only with the landown er’s permission, Gilbert added. Farm Bureau recommended “Thanks for your business. Route 22; Salem, NY some changes in the deer depreda tion permit hunting program which allows antlerless deer hunt ing during specified off-season times from February through Sep tember on farms with severe deer damage problems. Farm Bureau asked that reports from farmers using the program be required less frequently than the current weekly basis. Farm Bureau also asked that farmers be entitled to issue twice as many deer hunting permits to hunters one permit for every five acres of cultivated land in stead of the current quota of one permit for every 10 acres. Farm Bureau also expressed its support for the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs’ recommendation that all li censed sportsmen be able to parti cipate in the deer depredation per mit hunting program, including hunters under age 18. Addressing other wildlife crop damage problems. Gilbert said, “... many of our Farm Bureau members in southwest Pennsylva nia are being hit hard with extreme turkey damage.” Damage has been as severe as deer damage in some areas, he said. Farm Bureau is asking the Game Commission to develop a "hotspot” program for hunting tur key on farms with crop damage problems. “We also recommend that the bag limit be raised to two bearded birds for the spring gobbler sea son,” Gilbert added. 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