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If temperatures cool over the next four weeks and combine with a mild drought, fall foliage watchers in Pennsylvania should have a superior display of color this year, says an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “It’s been a wet and somewhat cool summer, so most of the trees have been under no stress and have had a vigorous grow ing season, which sets the stage for colorfUl fall foliage,” says Marc Abrams, professor of forest ecology and physiology. “However, the weather in the next four weeks is critical,” Ab rams says. “We have to have cool temperatures falling into the 30s and 40s at night, as well as bright sunny days with no rain. A short, mild drought, in other words. Hormones And Hunters Put More Deer On Highways UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) 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Then, on November 27, nearly a million gun hunters will enter the woods and stir deer up even more.” Breeding season for white-tail ed deer ranges from October to December but peaks in Novem ber, San Julian explains. “Each year, PennDOT and individual contractors pick up more than 40,000 deer from the state’s highways,” he says. “Probably 717-786-7318 0005 ,K wdnwtwe ASbiUßg .gntantl isJeioniU-sa Lancaster Farming,' Group averaged 34 deer claims daily, San Julian says. On the first day of the buck and doe sea sons, the number of calls in creased to 157 and 160, respec tively. Each accident costs the driver an average of $2,000. It’s also very easy to get hurt when you’re driving 60 miles per hour and a 150-pound deer comes flying through your windshield. Drivers should be especially vigilant in areas Where they’ve seen deer in the past. High beams will help you see their eyes shine. Remember, if you see one deer, often more will be fol lowing behind.” If you hit a deer, San Julian recommends that you stop to see if the deer is still alive, and if so, try to contact a wildlife enforce ment officer or the state police. In Pennsylvania, residents can pick up road-killed deer, but they must apply to the Game Commission within 24 hours for a free permit to keep deer car casses. Call the Game Commis sion’s regional office for an ap plication. another 40,000 get hit and go off into the woods to die. It is esti mated that deer-vehicle collisions cost insur ance compa nies and motorists more than $l3O million each year in Pennsylva nia.” In 1997, the Erie In sura n c e VINYL Enclosure Vinyl Insulated Patio & Sunroom • Easy to maintain - never paint again • Will not fade, crack, peel or dent • Patented construction can withstand 115 mph winds • Affordable • 15’ cooler in summer; 15° warmer in winter than aluminum. Is this what you’re looking for? Custom made for your home. 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