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and 20 percent, respectively, of the antlerless harvest, and almost identical to 2006-07 season rates. Statewide hunter reporting rates continued their decline to slightly less than 40 percent. The Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) was developed to provide public and private landowners a tool to better control deer numbers on their properties through hunting. For 2007-08, the Commission approved 801 applications, up from the 758 in 2006. Enrolled 2007-08 acres decreased to 1,470,306 from 1,877,850 in 2006. The number of coupons requested and approved dropped from 36,816 in 2006 to 32,379 in 2007. Hunters redeemed 22,148 DMAP coupons. With all DMAP harvest permit holders required to submit a report card, 79 percent reported a harvest of 5,006 antlerless deer. Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) caused mortality in deer in parts of southwestern and southcentral Pennsylvania in 2007. This marked the second time that the disease had been confirmed in Pennsylvania. EHD is a common disease in white-tailed deer populations of the U.S., especially to the south of Pennsylvania, and is contracted by the bite of insects called “biting midges.” Deer population impacts from EHD were dramatic in localized areas but insignificant at the management unit level. The deer management program continued to engage citizens directly in deer management discussions during the year using Citizen Advisory Committees. Citizen Advisory Committees were completed in WMUs 2A, 4C, 4D, 4E and 5A to assess the level of deer-human conflicts and citizens’ desire for more, fewer, or the same number of deer. As part of a greater emphasis on outreach and education regarding the deer program, the PGC held 13 open houses throughout Pennsylvania in the last year. Open houses provided a forum for the public to learn more about deer and the deer management program and to speak to PGC personnel from a variety of disciplines. Other products included brochures and a booklet detailing various aspects of deer management, a revised deer website, and the start of the Deer Chronicle. The Deer Chronicle will be published twice a year to better inform Pennsylvanians about deer and deer management. An annual population survey was conducted in the fall of 2007 to estimate the elk population. A total of 1,048 elk sightings were recorded, and of those, 77 were marked animals. The population estimate resulting from the fall 2007 survey was 875, but results of the survey may be biased due to the abundant acorn crop, which can lead to poor elk sightability. As a result, an estimate of 700-750 elk is a more reasonable estimate based on historic annual population increases of 11-18 percent. In continuing efforts to assess elk recruitment, 28 newborn calves were captured in the spring of 2008. During the four years of this project 90 calves were captured. Average calf weight from 2005-08 for the calves captured and marked was 41 pounds at capture. Sixty-five calves were monitored for the first year of life and nine died. Mortalities were due to poaching, legal harvest, pneumonia, roadkilled and four unknown cause. Sixty-five percent of radio-collared adult cows calved during the 2007 season. Elk hunting seasons were held in September and November 2007. Ten hunters participated in the month long September 2007 elk season, and two antlerless elk were harvested. Forty hunters participated in the 6-day elk season during November 2007, with 33 hunters taking an elk. Nineteen antlerless and 14 antlered elk were harvested in Elk, Cameron and Clearfield counties. The agency’s elk biologist and wildlife veterinarian have teamed up on an ongoing Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission (AHDC) funded study of the nutritional mineral status of Pennsylvania elk grazing on reclaimed strip mines. Along with liver samples, soil and vegetation samples were collected and processed. 4 GAME NEWS

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009

Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009
Contents
2007-08 Annual Report
Untagged Traps
Field Notes
Conservation News
Another View
The Naturalist’s Eye
Straight from the Bowstring
Fun Game
Lock, Stock & Barrel
Crossings
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Untagged Traps
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Field Notes
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Conservation News
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Another View
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - The Naturalist’s Eye
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Straight from the Bowstring
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Fun Game
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Pennsylvania Game News - January 2009 - Crossings
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