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Control Results In the fall of 2009, the City contracted with Metro Bowhunters Resource Base (MBRB), a non-profit organization of bowhunters to conduct a controlled hunt in the area of St. John’s Cemetery and other adjoining lands. 13 deer were removed from that area over three, two-day hunt periods that were spaced three weeks apart. The first hunt resulted in 10 deer being taken. The second yielded three deer and no deer were taken during the last hunt. • In 2010, the hunt areas were expanded and 52 deer were taken in the designated control areas. Even with 52 deer taken and 42 of them coming from the areas in the NE part of the City, one can see from the chart previously discussed that the population only dropped from 81 to 69 in that area. Furthermore, the St. John’s Cemetery Area had been hunted for two years and still had a population of 13 deer. That number was down only one deer from 2010. This indicates the need for a continued program if numbers are to be reduced and then maintained at acceptable levels. • In 2011, 33 deer were taken from the designated hunt areas. We also added additional hunt areas consisting of Gervais Mill, LC Elementary (south portion) & Spooner Park, and the Frattalone Property). These areas had additional restrictions and were late season additions. No deer were taken from these areas in 2011. • In 2012, hunt areas again remained the same. 20 deer taken in Little Canada and an additional 7 were taken in the Spoon Lake area, a new site added by the City of Maplewood in 2012. • In 2013, 12 deer were taken from approved hunt areas. An additional eight deer were taken in Maplewood in the Spoon Lake Area and Fisher’s Corner. • In 2014, only six deer were taken in Little Canada. An additional seven deer were taken in nearby Maplewood properties (See Exhibit B). • In 2015, the only permit issued was for the Frattalone Property. No hunting on other sites was permitted. • In 2016, no hunting was permitted within the City. • In 2017, hunting was permitted on the Scully property and MBRB site. A total of nine (9) deer were taken in 2017. • In 2018, no hunting was permitted within the City • In 2019, no hunting was permitted within the City It is important to state that it is not the City’s intent to eradicate deer from the community. Rather, deer are considered to be a valuable element of Little Canada’s ecosystem in which, absent natural predators, humans must assume the role of controlling the deer population at healthy and socially acceptable levels.