QID Wildlife Damage and Attitudes Towards Wildlife

Field Crops Production

0002 - Wildlife Damage Survey - 2018

Field Crops Production

OMB: 0535-0002

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SURVEY ON WILDLIFE DAMAGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS

WILDLIFE (INCLUDING DEER) – Crop Year 2018


OMB No. 0535-0002

Approval Expires: XX/XX/XXXX

Project Code: QID:

SMetaKey: XXXX




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE




NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE



National Agricultural Statistics Service

U.S Department of Agriculture

NOC Division

9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400

St. Louis, MO 63132-1547

Phone: 888-424-7828

Fax: 855-515-1328

E-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107–347, and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary.


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PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION(S) FOR THE TOTAL ACRES YOU (NAME ON LABEL) OPERATE.


1. Did the operator operate land used for agricultural purposes in 2018? (Include woodland, cropland, pastureland, fruit and vegetable, horticulture, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.)

xxxx

1 Yes – Go to Item 2 3 No – Go to Item 50, Back Page






ACRES

  1. In 2018, how many acres did this operation:

xxxx



  1. Own +

b. Rent or Lease from others or use Rent Free +

xxxx



c. Rent to others? -

xxxx




3. Calculate item 2a + 2b – 2c. then the total acres operated in 2018 is =

xxxx





ACRES


4. Of the (Item 3) total acres, how many acres of farmed and unfarmed woodlands are on the area you operate?

xxxx







OFFICE USE

5. In which county was the largest value of the operation’s agricultural products raised or produced?


County:

xxxx







6. Of the (Item 3) total acres operated for agricultural purposes, how many acres were used to grow the following crops in 2018?

ACRES

a. Corn

xxxx



b. Soybeans

xxxx



c. Hay

xxxx



d. Wheat

xxxx



e. Oats

xxxx



f. Orchards

xxxx



g. Woodlands

xxxx



h. Pasture

xxxx



i. Nursery

xxxx



j. Other (Include barns, chicken or hog houses, greenhouses, etc)

(specify xxxx )

xxxx




ACRES


7. How many acres on this operation were enrolled in government conservation programs in 2018? (Include CRP, WRP, WHIP, etc)?

xxxx



ACRES



8. Sum the acres in Items 6 and 7. This should be equal to Item 3

xxxx



9. Which of the following represents the largest portion of this operation’s 2018 gross income? (Check one)

xxxx

1 Crop production

2 Livestock production

3 Hunting/fishing/wildlife

4 Timber production

5 Other (specify _________________________________)



10. What percentage of the operator’s household income is derived from agricultural purposes? (Check one)

xxxx

1 None

2 Less than 25%

3 25% - 49%

4 50% - 74%

5 75% - 100%




11. What was the age of the operator on December 31, 2018? (Check one)

xxxx

1 Less than 18 years

2 18 – 34 years

3 35 – 44 years

4 45 – 54 years

5 55 – 64 years

6 65 years and over




12. What is the gender of the operator?

xxxx

1 Male

2 Female



13. Did the operator live on the operation on December 31, 2018?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No






Section 2 - Damage Caused by Wildlife





14. Was there any damage caused by wildlife (including deer) on the land operated in 2018?


xxxx 1 Yes – Continue 3 No – Go to Item 22 on page 6



ACRES


15. Of the (Item 3) total acres operated for agricultural purposes, how many acres had crop damage caused by wildlife?

xxxx




16. Of the (Item 15) acres with crop damage, how many acres can be attributed to damage caused by the following wildlife?





SPECIES

NUMBER OF ACRES AFFECTED BY LOSS

  1. Deer

xxxx

  1. Resident Geese

xxxx

  1. Migrant Geese

xxxx

  1. Bears

xxxx

  1. Groundhog

xxxx


  1. Other

(specify:xxxx________________)

xxxx

Total Acres With Crop Damage Caused by Wildlife

(Should match Item 15 above)



DOLLARS



17. How many dollars were lost due to damage by wildlife on this operation in 2018?

xxxx



18. Of the (Item 17) dollars in crop damage, what percentage can be attributed to the following wildlife ?





SPECIES

PERCENT OF TOTAL LOSS

  1. Deer

xxxx

  1. Resident Geese

xxxx

  1. Migrant Geese

xxxx

  1. Bears

xxxx

  1. Groundhog

xxxx


  1. Other

(specify:xxxx________________)

xxxx

Total Economic Loss


100%




19. How would the operator describe the level of financial loss suffered by each wildlife species on the operation in 2018?(Check one box in each row)

SPECIES

No Financial Loss

Slight Financial Loss

Moderate Financial Loss

Severe Financial Loss

No opinion/

Don’t know

a. Deer xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

b. Turkeys xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

c. Resident Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

d. Migrant Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

e. Rabbits xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

f. Pheasants xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

g. Beaver xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

h. Coyotes xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

i. Raccoons xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

j. Bears xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

k. Groundhog xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

l. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx

1

2

3

4

5


[If any financial loss from deer was reported in Item 19a, then continue, otherwise go to Item 21.]

20. What level best describes the financial loss caused in 2018 by deer for the following crops produced on the land operated? (Check one box in each row)

CROPS

Did Not Plant Crop

No Financial Loss

Slight Financial Loss

Moderate Financial Loss

Severe Financial Loss

No opinion/

Don’t know

a. Corn xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

b. Soybeans xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

c. Hay xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

d. Wheat/Oats xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

e. Orchards xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

f. Tree Plantations xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

f. Timber xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

g. Pasture xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

h. Nursery xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6

i. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

6


21. During the five-year period 2014 through 2018, has the amount of financial loss from wildlife (including deer) on the land operated increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

xxxx 1 Increased

2 Stayed the Same

3 Decreased

4 No Opinion/Don’t Know



Section 3 - Presence of Wildlife




22. How would the operator describe the number of each species on your operation in 2018?(Check one box in each row)

SPECIES

None

Low

Moderate

High

No opinion/

Don’t know

a. Deer xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

b. Turkeys xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

c. Resident Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

d. Migrant Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

e. Rabbits xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

f. Pheasants xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

g. Beaver xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

h. Coyotes xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

i. Raccoons xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

j. Bears xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

k. Groundhog xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

l. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx

1

2

3

4

5


23. How would the operator describe the number of wildlife (including deer) on the land operated in 2018? (check only one box)?

xxxx

1 Too many

2 About the right number

3 Too few

4 No opinion/don’t know



[If any deer was reported in Item 22a, then continue, otherwise go to Item 27 on the next page.]


24. How would the operator describe the number of deer on the land operated in 2018?

xxxx 1 Too Few

2 About the right number

3 Too Many

4 No Opinion

25. During the five-year period 2014 through 2018, has the number of deer on the land operated increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

xxxx 1 Increased

2 Stayed the Same

3 Decreased

4 No Opinion/Don’t Know

26. During the five-year period 2014 through 2018, has the number of bucks on the land operated increased, decreased, or stayed the same?

xxxx 1 Increased

2 Stayed the Same

3 Decreased

4 No Opinion/Don’t Know



Section 4 - Management of Wildlife




27. Which of the following wildlife control methods were used on this operation in 2018?

CONTROL METHODS

Used on operation in 2018?

Did this action achieve desired results?

a. No control methods used in 2018

xxxx 1


a. Electric fence

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

b. Wildlife proof fences

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

c. Allow more hunters on your farm

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

d. Encourage neighbors to allow more hunting

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

e. Chemical repellants

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

f. Changed farming practices to discourage wildlife

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

g. Devices to scare wildlife away

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

  1. Other (specify xxxx )

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK

xxxx 1 Yes 3 No 2 DK



DOLLARS

28. How many dollars did this operation spend on control methods to reduce crop damage by wildlife (including deer)? (Include frightening devices, repellents, fences only for wildlife control, etc.)

xxxx





29. Are you aware of depredation programs offered by your State’s Department of Natural Resources?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No


30. During the five-year period 2014 through 2018, did you contact your State’s Department of Natural Resources offices about wildlife damage (including damage from deer)?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No


31. How do you feel about the way your State’s Department of Natural Resources (or Department of Conservation) manages wildlife (including deer)?

xxxx 1 I am satisfied

2 I am not satisfied

3 No opinion/don’t know


32. Did you work with one or more of your neighbors to manage wildlife (including deer) on the land you operated in 2018?

xxxx 1 Yes

3 No







Section 5 - Hunting


33. Was anyone (including yourself) allowed to hunt wildlife (including deer) on this operation in 2018?

xxxx

1 Yes

2 Don’t know

3 No



[If hunting was allowed in Item 33, then continue, otherwise go to Item 41 on page 10.]


34. Who was allowed to hunt wildlife (including deer) on any of the land you operate in 2018? (Check all that apply)

xxxx

xxxx

xxxx


xxxx

xxxx

xxxx

The operator

The operator’s family

The operator’s friends or neighbors

Strangers who ask for no rent/fee

Strangers who pay a rent/fee

Anyone regardless of permission



35. Did the operator hunt wildlife (including deer) during in 2018 hunting season(s)?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No



36. Did the operator rent or lease hunting privileges to hunters for wildlife (including deer) hunting on any of the land operated in 2018?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No



[If hunting privileges were rented or leased in Item 36, then continue, otherwise go to Item 39 on the next page.]

37. In 2018, for which of the following species did the operator rent or lease hunting rights to hunters?

SPECIES

Rent or Lease Hunting Rights to Hunters

Deer

xxxx

Turkey

xxxx

Waterfowl

xxxx

Pheasants & Quail

xxxx

Other Game

xxxx


38. Did the operator charge fees for access to hunt wildlife (including deer) on any of the land you operate in 2018?

xxxx

1 Yes

3 No






39. In 2018, how much wildlife was harvested on any of the land you operate in 2018?



SPECIES

NUMBER HARVESTED

  1. Deer

xxxx

  1. Turkeys

xxxx

  1. Resident Geese

xxxx

  1. Migrant Geese

xxxx

  1. Rabbits

xxxx

  1. Pheasants

xxxx

  1. Beaver

xxxx

  1. Coyotes

xxxx

  1. Raccoons

xxxx

  1. Bears

xxxx

  1. Groundhog

xxxx


  1. Other

(specify:xxxx________________)

xxxx



40. How did you manage wildlife (including deer) hunting and harvest on any of the land you operated in 2018? (Check only one box)

xxxx


1 I do not allow wildlife hunting

2 I restrict female wildlife hunting but not male wildlife harvest

3 I restrict male wildlife hunting but not female wildlife harvest

4 I restrict male and female wildlife harvest

5 I do not restrict the number or type of wildlife harvested

6 I do not make decisions about wildlife management







Section 6 - Attitudes Toward Wildlife


41. Would the operator prefer the number of wildlife (including deer) increase, decrease, or stay the same on the land operated in 2018?

xxxx

1 Increase greatly

2 Increase slightly

3 Remain the same

4 Decrease slightly

4 Decrease greatly



42. How does the operator feel about having wildlife (including deer) on the land operated in 2018?

xxxx

1 I enjoy having them around

2 I enjoy wildlife, but their presence caused some problems at times

3 I regard wildlife as a nuisance

4 No opinion/don’t know



43. Which of the following best describes how current wildlife (including deer) harvest regulations impact your ability to manage wildlife (including deer) on the land operated in 2018? (check only one box)

xxxx

1 Current wildlife harvest regulations are appropriate and allow me to effectively manage wildlife on the land I operated.

2 Current wildlife harvest regulations are too restrictive to allow me to effectively manage wildlife on the land I operated.

3 Current wildlife harvest regulations are not restrictive enough to allow me to effectively manage wildlife on the land I operated due to overharvest on neighboring properties.

4 No opinion/don’t know



44. Please indicate to what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements:


1

Strongly

Agree

2

Somewhat

Agree

3

Neither agree nor Disagree

4

Somewhat

Disagree

5

Strongly

Disagree

6

Don’t Know

Placement of feed and minerals unnaturally concentrates wildlife (including deer). . . . . . . . . . . .

171

Placement of feed and minerals is important to maintaining healthy wildlife (including deer) populations. . . . . . . . . . . .

172

Placement of feed and minerals can promote the spread of diseases like chronic wasting disease (CWD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

173


45. Did you provide feed for wildlife (including deer) in 2018?

xxxx 1 Yes

2 Don’t know

3 No

POUNDS


a. Approximately how much feed did you provide in 2018?

xxxx





46. Did you provide minerals for wildlife (including deer) in 2018?

xxxx 1 Yes

2 Don’t know

3 No

POUNDS


a. Approximately how much minerals did you provide in 2018?

xxxx



47. Regarding the wildlife (including deer) on and around the land you operated in 2018, how much of a problem is each of the following?


1

Not a

Problem

2

Somewhat

of a Problem

3

A Great

Problem

4

Don’t know/

Not Applicable

Crop/property damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

181

Hunters who trespass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

182

Dogs running wildlife (including deer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

183

Vehicle collisions with Wildlife (including deer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

184

Road hunting/spotlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

185



48. Which level best describes the overall damage caused by wildlife (including deer) on the land you operated in 2018?

xxxx

1 Insignificant (hardly noticeable)

2 Present but acceptable

3 Unacceptable

4 No opinion/don’t know




49. Which level describes the damage caused by wildlife (including deer) on your operation in 2018?(Check one box in each row)

SPECIES

None

Damage was insignificant

Damage was acceptable in exchange for having deer around

Damage was unacceptable

No opinion/

Don’t know

a. Deer xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

b. Turkeys xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

c. Resident Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

d. Migrant Geese xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

e. Rabbits xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

f. Pheasants xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

g. Beaver xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

h. Coyotes xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

i. Raccoons xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

j. Bears xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

k. Groundhogs xxxx

1

2

3

4

5

l. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx

1

2

3

4

5




Section 7 - Conclusion


50. Please comment on crop conditions, weather, wildlife damage:















51. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date go to

(http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/{State}/index.asp)


Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 9990

1Yes 3No

Respondent Name: __

9911


Phone: (_____) _____-- __________

9910 MM DD YY

Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.


Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

Change


Office Use for POID

1-Comp

2-R

3-Inac

4-Office Hold

5-R – Est

6-Inac – Est

7-Off Hold – Est

8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr

2-Sp

3-Acct/Bkpr

4-Partner

9-Oth


9902

1-Mail

2-Tel

3-Face-to-Face

4-CATI

5-Web

6-e-mail

7-Fax

8-CAPI

19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985


9989

__ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __


Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name






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