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Now look at this map the state has put out and the area we are talking about…….Just at first glance looking at this you would think that there are multiple ruts in this area……What I think you are really looking at there with that shading is actually the variance in the sampling really similar to the drawing I made…..remember they are showing the “average" conception date…….The reason the map gets redder around the river is because the sampling data is likely more conformed or tighter…….If you look at how all these populations are playing out across the state with that dart board type pattern of buffering…….I think this is the same concept that is likely playing out on various scales and in a LOT more in depth manner around the state than what the DCNR has mapped……They’ve collected enough data though to see the pattern forming. I think the reality is that you could break it down into isolated subsets like I’ve shown that are delineated by major roads, rivers, and habitat fragmentation……keeping in mind that there may be subtle variations between two areas of isolation but you should still get this same dart board type gis buffering pattern that moves from conformity in the center to higher variability on the fringes.