2021-9-7_PR_Comm Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

of items in the packet that surprised me, and the conclusions lead me to again ask for you to consider another viewpoint. Based upon what I have seen in Villa Park and Reservoir woods this summer (2021), the culling last year has reduced the number of deer to the lowest level ever. You have succeeded in thinning the deer to a point where they are infrequently seen. I am a long time resident, and after the last four years of watching the culling, I do not want my tax dollars going to support the practice you have adopted. I hope the deer lovers have an opinion that gets heard. It is sad that we have to be reactionary and that the complaints get weighed more heavily. Life for me, and perhaps other animal lovers, in Roseville would be significantly more enjoyable if the city would: 1) Limit culling to every other year. 2) Significantly shorten the period of time that people in the community have to tolerate such a barbaric and unfair practice. Just posting culling signs December through March is absolutely too long. According to the council minutes the killing could be accomplished in a week. It is unfair to the animals to hunt sporadically throughout the winter. Typical harvests take place over 2-3 weeks (check out what happens in our neighboring communities). Posting all winter and killing sporadically is grossly unfair to those of us who care about the animals and the practice presents a continued public safety concern. It also seems to encourage opportunistic poaching. 3) Drop Baiting. This unfair practice goes against DNR regulations outside the city limits and sends mixed messages. It habituates the deer and brings in animals from surrounding areas. 4) Drop Villa park from the culling sites. The bait and kill has taken place within 150 feet of a playground...Shooting takes place near homes and condos...In fact, people were walking in the park when one of the culls took place. This last year I saw a boy and his dog enter the park when the shooting was ongoing. It is difficult to block all entrances when people enter from their own backyards. 5) Realize that people who care about the deer are not necessarily going to contact you. And to count how many do contact you during a small period of time is not at all an accurate assessment of who does and doesn't feel one way or the other. For any future plans, please take into account the large number