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Deer Population Responses to questions at the Jan/Feb. 2015 Parks & Recreation Commission meeting 1. If there was a hunt in Roseville, what areas would be recommended? ® Ramsey County and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and/or the Minnesota Bow Hunters Resource Base (MBRB) would provide a site review and work with us on recommended areas. ® Areas recommended would include the highly populated areas per the last aerial count or where they feel the deer concentration is high. o USDA - most likely would be the areas by Lake Owasso o MBRB -most likely would include larger areas such as Reservoir Woods and the area by Lake Josephine. 2. What areas from the survey make up the .77 square miles of habitat? o The yellow highlighted areas make up the .77 square miles of deer habitat. Wetland and park areas are typically deer areas of choice. 3. Have there been any bad incidents as a result of a hunt? ® None known 4. Has there ever been any pro -activist demonstrations as a result of a hunt? O No ® Minimal opposition with no organized demonstration efforts - 5. What types of guns are used during a shoot? Rifle Both rim fire .22 caliber suppressed (silenced) rifles and center fire .223 and .308 caliber suppressed (silenced) rifles with the .223 being the most commonly used. Type depends on the site at where they are conducting control and at what distance they'll be shooting at ® The USDA is pennitted to use silencers Bows C Standard bow and arrows are used • Cross bows are allowed for those that are 70 and older and/or are physically disabled 6. Why does it cost more to kill the deer with a rifle than with a bow and arrow? ® Because of planning, implementation, and harvesting of animal when taken by sharp shooting- you are paying for the professional to do a duty. Call me for clarification if need be 7. Are there metrics or evidence of the effectiveness of a feeding ban surrounding cities? Ma lewood They did not analyze what effect the feeding ban would have on the deer, they assume the deer find food from residents plantings and/or bird feeders even with a feeding ban. North Oaks It was 25 yrs ago when the feeding ordinance was written, no studies have been conducted . All they knew was that the initial aerial count was that there was approx.