This is from an article by Bob Frye. I wonder how the colleges and universities will be involved? Will PennState be a big player even though they have been heavily involved in deer research for the PGC?
ANOTHER AUDIT ABOUT TO GET STARTED
A second look at the Pennsylvania Game Commission's deer management program is — at last — set to begin.
State lawmakers passed a resolution last year calling for an independent audit of the state's deer management program. It never got off the ground, though. First, lawmakers and sportsmen's groups couldn't agree on who should do the study. Later, the politics of deer management in Pennsylvania — highlighted by a lawsuit filed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania against the Game Commission — scared some potential auditors away.
Finally, though, the study is set to begin. The Wildlife Management Institute — an independent scientific organization — will work with colleges and universities to "conduct an in-depth investigation into the current deer population in the state, past Game Commission methods of population control, and future plans and goals of the agency."
The study is expected to take about a year to complete.