Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 14, 2008
Feral hogs present Pennsylvania hunters with tough choices (:45)
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Suggested Intro:
AS SMALL-GAME AND ARCHERY HUNTERS HEAD INTO PENNSYLVANIA'S WOODLANDS, THEY'LL BE FACED WITH DECISIONS ON HUNTING WILD HOGS. BUT A WILDLIFE RESEARCHER IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS THE CHOICE IS CLEAR. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:15) SINCE THE STATE'S FERAL SWINE ARE NOW UNPROTECTED, HUNTERS WHO ENCOUNTER THEM WHILE TRACKING OTHER GAME CAN TAKE THEM WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. BUT PENN STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST GARY SAN JULIAN SAYS WILD HOGS AREN'T A PREFERRED GAME SPECIES, AND SHOULDN'T BE HUNTED AS ONE:
San Julian Actuality:
(:20) "IT'S SORT OF AN INCIDENTAL TAKE. IF YOU'RE IN YOUR TREE STAND OR ON THE GROUND LOOKING FOR DEER AND ONE COMES BY, YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT ESSENTIALLY, SETTING UP AND HUNTING FOR THESE BY DRIVES AND USING DOGS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, AND IS VERY NEGATIVE TO THE HABITAT AND TO THE OTHER WILD SPECIES IN THE STATE."(:10) SAN JULIAN SAYS WHILE THOSE 'INCIDENTAL TAKES' CAN CUT WILD HOG NUMBERS, CONCENTRATED HUNTING WILL CAUSE THEM TO SPREAD AROUND THE STATE AND BECOME A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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