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Explaining Deer Population Preferences: An Analysis of Farmers, Hunters and the General Public

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

John Curtis  and
Lori Lynch
John Curtis
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department at the University of Maryland
Lori Lynch
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department at the University of Maryland
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Abstract

Wildlife managers must consider the public's preferences for wildlife population levels when determining management policies. In 1996, Maryland farmers, hunters and the general public were surveyed to determine their preferences for increasing, maintaining, or decreasing deer population numbers. Using a random utility theoretic framework with an ordered response probit model, the factors that explain preferences such as residential location, socioeconomic characteristics, landscape damage, agricultural yield loss and vehicle accidents were analyzed.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , April 2001 , pp. 44 - 55
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Copyright © 2001 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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