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<br /> <br />2017 Deer Management Plan <br />Little Canada, MN <br />Introduction <br />Little Canada maintains a deer management program involving education and periodic removal <br />of deer. The goals of the program are: <br />• To prevent starvation and disease from overpopulation of deer. <br />• To reduce the number of motor vehicle accidents involving deer. <br />• To preserve and protect the land of property owners. <br />• To maintain a population at a “socially acceptable” level. <br />Resident complaints regarding the growth in the deer population had been steadily increasing <br />from 2008 through 2011. The complaints largely fell into two principal categories. One dealt <br />with the concern that the growing deer population in Little Canada was increasing the risk of <br />car/deer accidents. The other involved damage to plants and landscaping in the community. <br />Past aerial survey data collected by Ramsey County Parks & Recreation was reviewed. The <br />northeast part of the City (including a portion of Maplewood) had shown a dramatic growth in <br />the deer population from 2003 to 2010. Control efforts were started in this area in 2010 and the <br />numbers have subsided per the following chart: