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Representative Cooper’s resolution urges municipalities to open land to hunters to curb suburban deer conflicts
Summary
A House resolution from Representative Cooper encourages municipalities, landowners and farmers to work with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and use certified hunter and hunter-access programs to reduce deer-vehicle collisions, property damage and tick-borne disease; the committee reported the resolution as committed.
Representative Cooper told the House Game & Fisheries Committee that growing deer populations are causing widespread problems in suburban and rural communities and urged use of existing programs through the Pennsylvania Game Commission to reduce conflicts. She cited a 35% rise in reported deer-vehicle collisions from 2015 to 2024 and said that higher tick populations and property damage are harming residents and farmers.
Cooper said the resolution is…
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