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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br /> <br />DATE: August 4, 2017 <br /> <br />RE: 2017 Deer Control Program <br /> <br /> <br />We did not allow any deer hunting in 2016. In 2017, the County was not able to do an aerial <br />survey due to the lack of snow cover. However, the City has received some comments about <br />increasing deer numbers in the area south of St. John’s Cemetery and in the NE quadrant of <br />the City. In past years, we have allowed a hunt but capped the total number of deer taken at <br />10. Perhaps that is an appropriate course of action this year. <br /> <br />Attached is a draft of the 2017 control program. The Council should provide direction <br />relative to whether or not a control hunt should be allowed this year. If a hunt is to be <br />allowed, then a capped number likely makes sense given we do not have current data on <br />the deer population.