. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. L pheasant habitat provides abundant hunting- opportunities. In the populous 40-mile- wide strip along Puget Sound in western Washington, 61 percent of the State's popu- lation resides on less than 10 percent of the land. Regulated plant-and-shoot areas total some 27,000 acres in both eastern and western Washington. However, the program and this study focus on western Washington, where approximately 32,000 pheasants are raised and released each year on regulated and other public shoot- ing areas for about $3. 50 per b
. Hunters at regulated plant-and-shoot pheasant areas in western Washington. L pheasant habitat provides abundant hunting- opportunities. In the populous 40-mile- wide strip along Puget Sound in western Washington, 61 percent of the State's popu- lation resides on less than 10 percent of the land. Regulated plant-and-shoot areas total some 27,000 acres in both eastern and western Washington. However, the program and this study focus on western Washington, where approximately 32,000 pheasants are raised and released each year on regulated and other public shoot- ing areas for about $3. 50 per bird. Bird stocking aims to maximize hunter-days afield, and hunters typically average 2 to 4 days afield per bird Each year, the Washington Department of Game raises some 32,000 pheasants for release on western Washington's public hunting areas. Ideally, these planted birds are identical to wild ones in appearance and behavior under sport hunting conditions. (Courtesy Washing- ton Department of Game.) A STUDY OF REGULATED PLANT-AND-SHOOT HUNTERS STUDY OBJECTIVES People-management problems are particularly complex on public hunting areas where hunting conditions are con- gested. Public plant-and-shoot hunting supplements natural hunting by increas- ing hunting opportunities and extending the pleasure of hunting to a wider clien- tele than possible under natural conditions. The following specific objectives of this study relate to these people-management problems. 1. To describe clientele of the plant-and-shoot regulated areas and to compare them with Washington's general hunting population and with the State and Puget Sound basin populations. 2. To determine attractions or hunter motives for patronizing regulated areas and how hunters originally were introduced to the areas. And further, to survey hunter complaints about the areas. 3. To determine the distribution of success among regulated hunters, comparing it with success on nonregulated areas and with other factors.
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