South Dakota Mountain Lion Public Opinion Poll

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About this Document Larry M. Gigliotti The purpose of this report is to document the nature and extent of public opinion towards the South Dakota mountain lion plan. Almost all of the comments concerning the mountain lion plan centered on the proposed mountain lion season. A simplified model is proposed consisting of four general management actions. The diversified range of public comments can be classified under one of the four general management actions. Most of the South Dakota public can support a mountain lion season in general, however, most of the controversy is in the details/structure of a mountain lion hunting season. This report first provides some statistics summarizing citizens' attitudes attending the public meetings followed by a simplified framework for understanding the range of attitudes towards mountain lion management in South Dakota. The next section is my initial attempt to identify questions, concerns and issues raised by the public. The appendices contain the entire public comments received by GFP (to the best of my ability) regarding mountain lion management in South Dakota. Reading these comments will provide a detailed qualitative understanding of public opinion concerning mountain lion management in South Dakota. This document is a companion report to the South Dakota Mountain Lion Management Plan. Its main value will be in helping to address the education and public involvement objectives in the plan. GFP biologists and managers need to refine and expand the initial set of questions, concerns and issues I have identified in this report and to provide more in-depth and complete responses to these questions, concerns and issues. This is an ongoing aspect of this initial public involvement effort.
Table of Contents Public Meetings ...................................................................................................... 1 Analysis of Public Comments..................................................................................9 Development of a General Attitude Model towards Mountain Lion Management.....................................................................................................9 A Qualitative Analysis of the General Attitude Model towards Mountain Lion Management Illustrated Using Selected Comments from the Public....10 Appendix A – Summary South Dakota Mountain Lion Management Plan: 2003 - 2012 –This summary plan was provided to all meeting participants at the beginning of each meeting. .....................................................................23 Appendix B – Short response form provided to meeting participants..................28 Appendix C – Comments from participants in the public meetings on mountain lion management in South Dakota....................................................................31 Appendix D – Questions from participants in the public meetings on mountain lion management in South Dakota....................................................................71 Appendix E – Comments/Questions from Stevens High School students ...........78 Appendix F –Web responses on the S.D. mountain lion plan. .............................81 Appendix G – Comments received by e-mail on the South Dakota mountain lion management plan.....................................................................................107 Appendix H – Letters (typed) received concerning the South Dakota mountain lion management plan.....................................................................................119 Appendix I – Three rather lengthy comments (scanned) received concerning the South Dakota mountain lion management plan. .......................................132
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