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Natural Resource Management Program <br />Deer Management <br />January 2000 <br /> <br /> <br />Deer Management Goal & Objectives <br />• Maintain deer populations at healthy and socially acceptable level <br />• Manage the overall deer population of approximately 10 deer per square mile <br />(40 deer) <br />• Manage concentrated deer populations so as not to exceed 20 deer per <br />square mile <br />• Manage deer populations to reduce the number of car/deer collisions <br />• Pass an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer and other wild <br />animals/fowl <br />• Educate residents on how to minimize nuisance problems through planting <br />and landscaping; and the ramifications of supplemental deer feeding <br /> <br /> <br />Management Policies <br />1. The City will continue to contract with Ramsey County Parks & Recreation for <br />annual aerial deer survey services. The annual survey, resident input, and the <br />availability of suitable hunt sites shall be used as a basis for determining the <br />extent and location of any deer control efforts for the upcoming season. <br />2. Attempt to document all resident input, including phone calls, e-mails and <br />letters. These shall be collected by the City Administrator or designee and be <br />provided to the City Council for its annual evaluation of the deer management <br />program. <br />3. Deer removal efforts necessary to achieve City objectives shall be limited to <br />archery and shall be conducted by the Metro Bowhunters Resource Base <br />(MBRB) or by private property owners when they have a site at least 20 acres <br />in size and the hunters pass appropriate proficiency criteria and abide by City <br />hunt rules. <br />4. Deer removal operations shall be conducted on public property where <br />practical, and on private property where conditions are conducive to archery <br />and of sufficient size and development is limited. <br />5. Notice will be mailed prior to the first control date to all property owners <br />whose land adjoins a proposed deer control site. The notice shall include the <br />dates of all hunts for that season and contact information for deer <br />management personnel (city staff and law enforcement). <br />6. The City will provide deer management and control information to residents <br />through the City’s newsletter and website. <br />