All DMAP coupons have been distributed for the 2008 season.

WPC is happy to announce that we are participating in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s (PGC) Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) for the 2008-2009 hunting season. 

We have enrolled five properties, consisting of 77 acres in Westmoreland County; 490 acres in Jefferson County; 455 acres in Forest County; 66 acres in Fulton County; and 11,300 acres in Venango County. 

Andy Zadnik, WPC Stewardship Coordinator, will manage the distribution of DMAP coupons to the public. WPC supports the DMAP program, and the management of our state’s deer population in partnership with PGC, private landowners, and hunters.

Hunting has been, and will continue to be, permitted on WPC lands, subject to PGC regulations.

This photo shows the effect that an overpopulation of deer can have on vegetation.  Deer are excluded from the area behind the fence.  On the near side, deer have significantly reduced the vegetative cover.  Hunting can be used as a management tool to decrease an area's deer population, thereby helping to improve forest diversity and wildlife cover.