Non-substantive Change Request for Wildlife Damage Survey

February 2020

Non-substantive Change Request

(0535-0002) Wildlife Damage & Attitudes Toward Wildlife Survey

NASS is currently approved to conduct the Wildlife Damage & Attitudes Toward Wildlife survey annually when funded. NASS conducts this survey under a cooperative agreement with State Cooperators. The Missouri Department of Conservation inquired about adding one additional questions to the survey to determine if any changes to antlerless permit availability are needed. They would like to add the question “Which of the following best describes how current antlerless permit availability impacts your ability to manage deer on the land you own/operate?”

The sample size will remain the same and there will be no expected overall increase in respondent burden.

41. Which of the following best describes how current antlerless permit availability impacts your ability to manage deer on the land you own/operate? (Check only one box)

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1 Current antlerless permit availability is appropriate and allows me to effectively manage deer on the land I own/operate. 2 Current antlerless permit availability is too restrictive to allow me to effectively manage deer on the land I own/operate. 3 Current antlerless permit availability is too liberal to allow me to effectively manage deer on the land I own/operate due to overharvest on neighboring properties. 4 No opinion.