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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Little Canada <br />2018 Deer Management Plan <br />Little Canada maintains a deer management program involving education and periodic removal of deer. The <br />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 property of landowners. <br />• To maintain a population at a “socially acceptable” level. <br />Resident complaints regarding the growth in the deer population had been steadily increasing from 2008 through <br />2011. The complaints largely fell into two principal categories. One dealt with the concern that the growing deer <br />population in Little Canada was increasing the risk of car/deer accidents. The other involved damage to plants <br />and landscaping on private property within the community. <br />Past aerial survey data collected by Ramsey County Parks & Recreation was reviewed. The northeast part of the <br />City (including a portion of Maplewood) had shown a dramatic growth in the deer population from 2003 to 2010. <br />Control efforts were started in this area in 2010 and the numbers have subsided. <br />The chart below indicates the deer count and control results since 2000. The * indicates a citywide survey. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Year Deer Count Control Results <br />2000 18 N/A <br />2001 35 N/A <br />2003 14 N/A <br />2004 20 N/A <br />2006 54 N/A <br />2007 52 N/A <br />2008 51 N/A <br />2009 71 13 <br />2010 81 52 <br />2011* 69 33 <br />2012* Unable to Count 20 <br />2013* 36 12 <br />2014* 24 6 <br />2015* Unable to Count No Control Effort <br />2016* 21 No Control Effort <br />2017* Unable to Count 12 <br />2018* 19 -