{"id":26121,"date":"2019-01-28T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T13:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=26121"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:34:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:34:34","slug":"public-input-sought-on-white-tailed-deer-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/01\/28\/public-input-sought-on-white-tailed-deer-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Input Sought on White-tailed Deer Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four Public Comment Meetings Scheduled<\/em><\/p>\n

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“Doe and Fawn” by Christine Boltz<\/p><\/div>\n

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/a> is seeking public comment on the state’s management of white-tailed deer. The input will be used to help revise the state\u2019s deer management plan<\/a>\u00a0for the next 15 years, establishing\u00a0long-term goals, and identifying specific objectives and strategies for achieving them.<\/p>\n

Through Feb. 28<\/del>\u00a0March 15, the public can provide comments online<\/a>. The department is also accepting feedback by phone at 410-260-8540; by fax at 410-260-8596; or in writing to: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, 580 Taylor Avenue, E-1, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401.\u201cWe look forward to hearing from all citizens interested in one of Maryland\u2019s most important wildlife species \u2013 the white-tailed deer,\u201d Wildlife and Heritage Service Director Paul Peditto said. \u201cPublic input is vital to crafting a well-rounded plan that includes all opinions about deer and how they should be managed.\u201d<\/p>\n

A brief summary of the current status of white-tailed deer management will be presented at four public meetings:<\/p>\n

Western Region<\/strong>
\nFeb. 6 at 7 p.m.
\nMountain Ridge High School
\n100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick Lane
\nFrostburg, Maryland 21532<\/p>\n

Southern Region<\/strong>
\nFeb. 12 at 7 p.m.
\nCollege of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus
\nRoom 113, Business and Industry Building
\n8730 Mitchell Road
\nLa Plata, Maryland\u00a020646\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eastern Region<\/strong>
\nFeb. 20 at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/del>
\nRescheduled March 13 at 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/em>
\nChesapeake College
\nRoom 127, Health Professions and Athletics Center
\n1000 College Drive
\nWye Mills, Maryland\u00a021679<\/p>\n

Central Region<\/strong>
\nFeb. 21 at 7 p.m.
\nNew Town High School
\n4931 New Town Boulevard
\nOwings Mills, Maryland 21117<\/p>\n

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Meetings are weather-dependent, and will be postponed if schools are closed on the scheduled day. Attendees should check the department website for closure and rescheduling information.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four Public Comment Meetings Scheduled The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the state’s management of white-tailed deer. The input will be used to help revise the state\u2019s deer management plan\u00a0for the next 15 years, establishing\u00a0long-term goals, and identifying specific objectives and strategies for achieving them. Through Feb. 28\u00a0March 15, the  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,13],"tags":[2945,4224],"class_list":["post-26121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-wildlife","tag-paul-peditto","tag-white-tailed-deer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26121"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26430,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26121\/revisions\/26430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}