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Mayor & City Council <br />December 3, 1993 <br />Page 2 <br />* One deer hunter could take up to three deer in <br />Little Canada. The hunter would need a regular <br />license, a management permit, and a urban <br />management permit. The last two permits are <br />purchased at 1/2 price of the regular license. <br />Any deer taken under the management permit need to <br />be antlerless. <br />* Based on the eight acre site I described to him, <br />he felt no more than two hunters should be <br />allowed. Any more hunters would make it difficult <br />to take deer because too much activity would be <br />occuring in a limited area. <br />* In discussing how far a deer would travel after <br />being shot by an arrow, he indicated that in the <br />case of good hits, a deer could still travel up to <br />100 yards. If it is a poor hit, a deer can go for <br />quite a distance, possibly up to one mile. He <br />confirmed that with a bow and arrow hunt, the <br />animal bleeds to death. He said there is a risk <br />that wounded animals could run through someone's <br />yard, but generally deer will avoid open areas and <br />go to the heaviest cover. (He stated that in Fort <br />Snelling, their goal was to take 60 deer by bow <br />and arrow. Fifty -five were taken and of those <br />five were not immediately picked up, but found <br />later. He said this is an extremely good <br />percentage and usually the wounding rate is much <br />higher with bow and arrow. He also indicated that <br />no complaints were received of any deer running on <br />to the cemetary or open areas after being shot.) <br />* He indicated that more cities are getting into <br />actions aimed at controlling deer herds. <br />In Bloomington, sharp shooting is used to control <br />deer herds and is conducted by the police <br />department. <br />I also asked him about the longterm impact of our efforts <br />in controlling the herd. He indicated that it was a tough <br />question to answer based on information I had given him. <br />He suggested that John Parker, the area wildlife manager, <br />view the site and come back to us with some comments and /or <br />recommendations. I then talked with Mr. Parker and he will <br />be meeting with Mr. Frattalone to talk about the problem <br />and review the circumstances. He may be available for a <br />Council presentation although it is doubtful that will <br />Page 10 <br />