QID Survey on Wildlife Damage and Attitudes Towards Deer and

SURVEY ON WILDLIFE DAMAGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE – Crop Year 2015
	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: [email protected]

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

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PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION(S) FOR THE TOTAL ACRES YOU (NAME ON LABEL) OPERATE. 1. Did you operate land used for agricultural purposes in 2015? (Include cropland, pastureland, fruit and vegetable, etc.)
xxxx	1 Yes – Go to Item 2 3 No – Go to Item 35, Back Page

		ACRES
In 2015, how many acres did this operation:		xxxx
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 2015 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 your 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?		ACRES
a. Corn		xxxx
b. Soybeans		xxxx
c. Hay		xxxx
d. Wheat		xxxx
e. Oats		xxxx
f. Orchards		xxxx
g. Tree Plantations		xxxx
h. Pasture		xxxx
i. Nursery		xxxx
j. Other (specify xxxx )		xxxx

	ACRES
7. How many acres were enrolled in government conservation programs on this operation in 2015? (Include CRP, WRP, WHIP, etc)?	xxxx
8. Was there any crop damage caused by wildlife on this operation in 2015?
xxxx 1 Yes – Continue 3 No – Go to Item 15 on page 4
	ACRES
9. Of the (Item 3) total acres operated for agricultural purposes, how many acres had crop damage caused by wildlife?	xxxx

10. Of the (Item 9) acres with crop damage, how many acres can be attributed to the following wildlife?

SPECIES	NUMBER OF ACRES AFFECTED BY LOSS
Deer	xxxx
Resident Geese	xxxx
Migrant Geese	xxxx
Bears	xxxx
Groundhog	xxxx
Other (specify:xxxx________________)	xxxx
Total Acres With Crop Damage Caused by Wildlife (Should match Item 9 above)

	DOLLARS
11. How many dollars in crop damage were caused by wildlife on this operation in 2015?	xxxx

12. Of the (Item 11) dollars in crop damage, what percentage can be attributed to the following wildlife ?

SPECIES	PERCENT OF TOTAL LOSS
Deer	xxxx
Resident Geese	xxxx
Migrant Geese	xxxx
Bears	xxxx
Groundhog	xxxx
Other (specify:xxxx________________)	xxxx
Total Economic Loss	100%

14. How would you describe the level of damage suffered by each specie on your operation in 2015?(Check one box in each row)

SPECIES	No Damage	Slight Damage	Moderate Damage	Severe Damage
a. Turkeys xxxx	1	2	3	4
b. Geese xxxx	1	2	3	4
c. Rabbits xxxx	1	2	3	4
d. Pheasants xxxx	1	2	3	4
e. Beaver xxxx	1	2	3	4
f. Coyotes xxxx	1	2	3	4
g. Raccoons xxxx	1	2	3	4
h. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx	1	2	3	4

15. How would you describe the number of each specie on your operation in 2015?(Check one box in each row)

SPECIES	None	Low	Moderate	High
a. Turkeys xxxx	1	2	3	4
b. Geese xxxx	1	2	3	4
c. Rabbits xxxx	1	2	3	4
d. Pheasants xxxx	1	2	3	4
e. Beaver xxxx	1	2	3	4
f. Coyotes xxxx	1	2	3	4
g. Raccoons xxxx	1	2	3	4
h. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx	1	2	3	4

16. How would you describe the number of deer on the area you operate?

xxxx ₁ Too Low

₂ About Right

₃ Too High

₄ No Opinion

17. In 2015, were any control methods used on this operation in order to reduce crop damage from wildlife?

xxxx

₁ Yes

₃ No – [Skip to question 19]

DOLLARS

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

xxxx

19. Are there currently deer on the area you operate?

xxxx

₁ Yes

₃ No

₂ Don’t Know

[If any damage from deer was reported in Item 10a, then continue, otherwise go to Item 21.]

20. What level best describes the damage caused in 2015 by deer for the following crops produced on the land you operate? (Check one box in each row)

CROPS		No Damage		Slight Damage	Moderate Damage	Severe Damage
a. Corn xxxx		1		2	3	4
b. Soybeans xxxx		1		2	3	4
c. Hay xxxx		1		2	3	4
d. Wheat/Oats xxxx		1		2	3	4
e. Orchards xxxx		1		2	3	4
f. Tree Plantations xxxx		1		2	3	4
g. Pasture xxxx		1		2	3	4
h. Nursery xxxx		1		2	3	4
i. Other (specify:xxxx )xxxx		1		2	3	4
21. Have you initiated any deer damage control measures on the area you operate?
xxxx	1 Yes - Continue 3 No – Go to Item 23 2 Don’t Know – Go to Item 23

22. Which of the following deer control methods were used on this operation in 2015?

CONTROL METHODS	Used on operation in 2015?	Did this action achieve desired results?
a. Electric fence	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
b. Deer proof fences	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
c. Allow more hunters on your farm	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
d. Encourage hunters to take more Does	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
e. Encourage neighbors to allow more deer hunting	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
f. Chemical repellants	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
g. Changed farming practices to discourage deer	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
h. Devices to scare deer away	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No
Other (specify xxxx )	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No	xxxx 1 Yes 3 No

23. Are you aware of depredation programs offered by your State’s Department of Natural Resources?
xxxx	1 Yes 3 No
24. During the five-year period 2011 through 2015, did you contact your State’s Department of Natural Resources offices about deer damage?
xxxx	1 Yes 3 No
25. During the five-year period 2011 through 2015, has the amount of deer on this operation increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
xxxx	1 Increased 2 Stayed the Same 3 Decreased 4 Don’t Know

26. During the five-year period 2011 through 2015, has the amount of deer damage on this operation increased, decreased, or stayed the same?
xxxx	1 Increased 2 Stayed the Same 3 Decreased 4 Don’t Know
27. Would you prefer the deer population on this operation increase, decrease, or stay the same?
xxxx	1 Increase Greatly 2 Increase Slightly 3 Remain The Same 4 Decrease Slightly 5 Decrease Greatly
28. Who was allowed to hunt deer on this operation in 2015? (Check all that apply)
xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx	You Your Family Friends or neighbors Strangers who ask for no rent/fee Strangers who pay a rent/fee Anyone regardless of permission
29. Are you currently renting or leasing hunting privileges out to hunters for deer hunting on any of the land you operate?
xxxx	1 Yes - Continue 3 No – Go to Item 31

30. In 2015, which of the following species did this operation rent or lease hunting rights out to hunters?

SPECIES	Rent or Lease Hunting Rights to Hunters
Deer	xxxx
Turkey	xxxx
Waterfowl	xxxx
Pheasants & Quail	xxxx
All Game	xxxx

31. What percentage of your household income is derived from farming? (Check one)
xxxx	1 None 2 Less than 25% 3 25% - 49% 4 50% - 74% 5 75% - 100%
32. What was your age on December 31, 2015? (Check one)
xxxx	1 Less than 25 years 2 25 – 34 years 3 35 – 44 years 4 45 – 54 years 5 55 – 64 years 6 65 years and over
33. What is your gender?
xxxx	1 Male 2 Female
34. Do you currently live on your operation?
xxxx	1 Yes 3 No

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

36. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date go to (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Oregon/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