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Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust

Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust. Brent A. Rudolph – Michigan DNR Shawn J. Riley – Michigan State University. Factors Affecting Trust in Agencies & Cooperation with Deer Management. Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust. Brent A. Rudolph – Michigan DNR

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Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust

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  1. Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust Brent A. Rudolph – Michigan DNR Shawn J. Riley – Michigan State University Factors Affecting Trust in Agencies & Cooperation with Deer Management

  2. Managing the Public Trust and Hunters’ Trust Brent A. Rudolph – Michigan DNR Shawn J. Riley – Michigan State University Factors Affecting Trust in Agencies & Cooperation with Deer Management Additional Funding: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Rocky Mountain Goats Foundation Safari Club International – Michigan Involvement Committee

  3. Wildlife Management • North America: • late 19th century: public trust resources • state agencies regulate consumption

  4. Wildlife Management • North America: • late 19th century: public trust resources • state agencies regulate consumption • sustain the public trust, allow for “use and enjoyment”

  5. Michigan: Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) • only state with sustained deer infection • 1995 ≈ 5% prevalence • present ≈ 1% prevalence

  6. Michigan: Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) • only state with sustained deer infection • 1995 ≈ 5% prevalence • present ≈ 1% prevalence • regulation & economic impacts on livestock and dairy industries

  7. Hunter Cooperation • Deer population reduction efforts: • liberal antlerless hunting opportunity • 50-60% purchase antlerless licenses • deer numbers declined, then increased again Annual bTB Area Deer Population Estimate

  8. Conceptual Framework: Instrumental Instrumental model of behavior: “Rational calculation of utility.”

  9. Conceptual Framework: Normative Normative model of behavior: Social Norms Moral Norms

  10. Conceptual Framework: Normative “…the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of his conduct… his acts… are dictated by his conscience…” - Aldo Leopold (1949) Moral Norms

  11. Conceptual Framework: Authority Social Norms Moral Norms

  12. Conceptual Framework: Authority Procedural Justice

  13. Conceptual Framework: Authority Procedural Justice • Appropriate exercise of power • Internalized obligation to obey or otherwise support authorities

  14. Conceptual Framework: Authority Instrumental Judgments • Authorities are protecting individual’s personal interests • Provide personal gains

  15. Conceptual Framework: Trust Instrumental Normative Trust Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Input Neutrality Justification Goal Agreement Equity Performance

  16. Conceptual Framework: Trust Instrumental Normative “I trust the MDNR to establish appropriate deer hunting rules.” Trust Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Input Neutrality Justification Goal Agreement Equity Performance

  17. Conceptual Framework: Cooperation Instrumental Normative Cooperation Antlerless licenses: ≥3 of last 5 years Personal Gains Normative Gains Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Deer Hunting Moral Social Input Neutrality Justification Goal Agreement Equity Performance

  18. Research Conceptual Framework Expert Review Public Comments Semi-Structured Interviews

  19. Research Methods • Mail survey • Initial sample: 2,824 • Adjusted sample: 2,617 • 1,336 returned (51%) • IBM SPSS Statistics 19 • Data compilation & review • Factor analysis: structure detection, internal validity • Software R • Logistic regression (logit modeling) • Significance tests

  20. Results • Statistically significant • Good fit to data Trust Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice

  21. Results 6 of 14 variables Instrumental Normative Trust Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Input Neutrality Justification Goal Agreement Equity Performance

  22. Results Cooperation Personal Gains Normative Gains Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Deer Hunting Moral Social • Statistically significant • Poor fit to data

  23. Results 1 of 23 variables Instrumental Normative Cooperation Personal Gains Normative Gains Deer Hunting Instrumental Judgments Procedural Justice Moral Social Input Neutrality Justification Goal Agreement Equity Performance

  24. Discussion: Normative Influence • Trust & Procedural Justice • Consistency, best science, explaining alternatives • Input: • may not be needed when otherwise just • may not help when not otherwise just • Cooperation & Procedural Justice • Justification: negative correlation to bTB eradication

  25. Discussion: Instrumental Influence • Trust & Instrumental Judgments • Producing valuable outcomes • Sharing goals • positive correlation: eradicating deer bTB • negative correlation: eradicating livestock bTB • Cooperation & instrumental overall • No significant variables

  26. Implications Trust may be intentionally influenced, but details matter! • Cooperation resists influence • trust does not directly translate • no apparent personal gains

  27. Questions or Future Contacts Brent Rudolph rudolphb@michigan.gov Rose Lake Wildlife Research Center 8562 E. Stoll Road East Lansing, MI 48823

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