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Deer Population <br />Responses to questions at the 1-6-15 Parks &Recreation Commission meeting <br />1.If there was a hunt in Roseville, what areas would be recommended? <br />Ramsey County and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)and/or the <br />Minnesota Bow Hunters Resource Base (MBRB)would provide a site review and work <br />with us on recommended areas. <br />Areas recommended would include the highly populatedareas per the last aerial countor <br />wherethey feel the deer concentration is high. <br />USDA -most likely would be the areas by Lake Owasso <br />o <br />MBRB -most likely would include larger areas such as Reservoir Woodsand the <br />o <br />area by Lake Josephine. <br />2.What areas from the surveymake up the .77 square miles of habitat? <br />The yellow highlighted areasmake up the .77 square miles of deer habitat. Wetlandand <br />park areas are typically deerareasof choice. <br />3.Have there been any bad incidents as a result of a hunt? <br />None known <br />4.Has there ever been any pro-activistdemonstrations as a result of a hunt? <br />No <br />Minimal oppositionwith no organized demonstration efforts <br />5.What types of guns are used during a shoot? <br />Rifle <br />Both rim fire .22 caliber suppressed (silenced) rifles and center fire .223 and .308 caliber <br />suppressed (silenced) rifles with the .223 being the most commonly used.Type depends <br />on the site at where they are conducting control and at what distance they’llbeshooting <br />at <br />The USDAis permitted to use silencers <br />Bows <br />Standard bow and arrows are used <br />Cross bows are allowed for those that are 70 and older and/or are physically disabled <br /> <br />