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Kara Thomas <br />From:Goodnature, Mike <mike.goodnature@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US> <br />Sent:Wednesday, December 31, 2014 11:05 AM <br />To:Kara Thomas; Lonnie Brokke <br />Subject:Deer removal info <br />LonnieandKara, <br />HereissomeinfoIputtogether,letmeknowifyouneedanymoreinfo. <br />Thereisapprox.0.77squaremilesofdeerhabitatwithintheCityofRoseville.UsingtheMNDNRguidelinesof2025 <br />deerpersquaremileofdeerhabitatforoptimalcarryingcapacitythereshouldbearound1519deerwithintheCityof <br />Roseville.Therewere61deercountedinRosevilleduringthe2014aerialsurvey.Thisputsthedeerpopulationat4246 <br />deeroverthecarryingcapacityoftheland. <br />Optionsfordeerremoval: <br />1.ArcheryŷǒƓƷƭΓ <br />Archeryhuntsatanygivenlocationaveragetheremovalof10deer. <br />Thismethodisusedtomaintaincurrentlevelsandtherewillstillbeagrowthinpopulation <br />IfconductedduringtheregularArcheryseasonnospecialpermitisrequiredfromtheMNDNR <br />TheappropriateCitydepartments/boardswillhavetoapprovetheuseofbowsand/orhuntingwithin <br />theCitylimits <br />MetroBowHunterResourceBasecanprovidequalifiedarcherstoconducthunts <br />2.SharpShootingΑ <br />Thismethodisanefficientwaytoquicklybringdownthepopulationofthedeerherdtomanageable <br />levels <br />SeveralmunicipalitieswithintheMetrousesharpshooting,evenonanannualbasis <br />Privatebusinessandpublicagencies,suchastheUSDA,canprovidesharpshootingservices <br />SharpshootingrequirespermitsandapprovalthroughtheMNDNR <br />SharpShootingwillhavetobeapprovedbytheappropriateCitydepartments/boardstoallowforthe <br />dischargeoffirearmsfortheuseofdeerremovalwithinthecitylimits <br />MichaelGoodnature <br />bğƷǒƩğƌwĻƭƚǒƩĭĻƭağƓğŭĻƩ <br />RamseyCountyParksandRecreationDepartment <br />2015N.VanDykeSt. <br />Maplewood,MN55109 <br />PH:6517482500ext.347 <br />mike.goodnature@co.ramsey.mn.us <br />1 <br /> <br />