Recruitment Script Appendix G

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-XXXX. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected. Send comments regarding this burden statement or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to APHIS.PRA@usda.gov.		OMB Approved 0579-XXXX EXP: XX/202X

Interactions with Deer Questionnaire

Hello,

My name is (name), and I am a researcher at the University of Minnesota. My team is conducting a research study funded by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) about visitors’ experiences, concerns, and perceptions related to human-deer interactions at [study site]. In doing so, we hope to better understand how and why people interact with deer in and around their communities.

If you participate, you will be asked to respond to a series of short questions about human-deer interactions in your area. The questionnaire will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Would you be interested in participating?

If No: Okay- thank you for your time.

If Yes: Great! (provide participant with the study iPad and provide basic navigational instructions). As you answer the questions, you may skip any topics. Your responses will remain private and any identifying information such as your name will remain separate from your responses. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may choose to stop at any time.

After survey completion: Do you have any questions for me at this time?

If you later have any questions or concerns regarding this study, you may contact Kyle Smith at smi01220@umn.edu.