Pennsylvania wrestles with Sunday hunting

Suggested Intro:

AS THE 2011 DEER RIFLE HUNTING SEASON APPROACHES, PENNSYLVANIA HUNTERS AND OTHERS ARE STILL SHARPLY DIVIDED ON THE PRO'S AND CONS OF SUNDAY DEER HUNTING. A WILDLIFE EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER STATES CAN HELP INFORM THE DEBATE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE.

Story:

(:18)  SUNDAY HUNTING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BOOST STATE REVENUES AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION, BUT IT'S OPPOSED BY STATE FARMING ORGANIZATIONS AND BY OUTDOOR GROUPS LOOKING TO USE WOODLANDS. AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE WRESTLES WITH THE ISSUE, PENN STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST GARY SAN JULIAN SAYS A CHECK OF NEARBY STATES SHOWS THAT THE CONTROVERSY COULD BE SHORT-LIVED:

San Julian Actuality:

(:17) "I THINK NORTH CAROLINA HAS MADE SUNDAY HUNTING ON PUBLIC LANDS, ONLY. OHIO -- SEVERAL YEARS AGO THERE WAS GREAT FANFARE AND A LOT OF PROBLEMS  BUT, FIVE OR SIX YEARS AFTER THAT WAS ENACTED, NOBODY REALLY CARES. IT'S PART OF WHAT THEY DO AND NO ONE REALLY IS FIGHTING IT ANYMORE."

(:11) SAN JULIAN POINTS OUT THAT MOST OF THE STATE'S GAME LANDS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY HUNTING LICENSE REVENUES, AND HUNTERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MANAGING WILDLIFE SPECIES THAT HAVE FEW NATURAL PREDATORS. FROM PENN STATE, I’M GARY ABDULLAH.

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