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Attachment 1 Houlton Farm Property Hunting Plan 1. All hunting will follow the current year MN DNR Hunting Regulations,with the following additional restrictions. 2. Archery hunting of small game,waterfowl, turkey and deer throughout the property will be allowed. Firearms are prohibited throughout the property for the hunting of small game, turkey and deer, except during special hunts discussed in #4 below. This follows the DNB recommendation n ithout change. Wl'e xere very pleased to see that their recommendation excluded the firearms for the hunting of smallgame, turkeys and deer throughout the property. This nlillprovide for both a unique and safe hunting opportunity. It is expected that there�a ill be only Iz'mited hunting of smallgame and avatevfon)l nlith boar and arron). 3. Migratory waterfowl shotgun hunting will be allowed along the Mississippi River in the area highlighted on the attached map. This also follows the DNB recommendation nlith a slight modification to the designated hunting area. The Houlton Farm Property planning committee recommends that the designated avatevfon)l hunting area along the Mi'ssissppi River be shortened by S00 feet on both the east and avest ends to move the hunting a safe distance from adjacent neighbors and pub&uses. Also, to clan[y the DNB map,Houlton Farm Property Islands 211ill be included in this area. 4. Allow for the possibility of mentored youth and handicap shotgun hunts for turkeys and deer. This follows the DNB recommendation and in an important component of the unique hunting opportunities alloxed on this property. These hunts are already held at various locations throughout the state and are managed by experienced volunteer or such as the National Wild Turkey Federation and Capable Partners. The details of these hunts 211ill be worked out xell in advance of the hunts. Each hunt mill require city approval and the number of these huntsperyear n1ill be§mited to a yet to be determined number. 5. Trapping is closed on the entire property. Nuisance animals may be trapped by permit only. This follows the DNB recommendation. 6. Small game, turkey, deer and waterfowl hunting will be on a first come basis and will be limited by parking space availability. The city will build a parking lot capable of holding only 12 cars and after the lot is full, hunters will have to wait for available parking space prior to entering the property. This follows the DNB recommendation. In addition, the committee recommends that the parking lot be next to Main Street for maximum visibility. Thisplan also reserves the maximum amount of space for habitat and is similar to parking lots on MN DNB lUildlife Management Areas and the Sherburne National Wlildlife Refuge. 7. No internal boat access. Accordingly, there will not be a road leading from the parking lot down to the river for motor vehicles to bring watercraft to the river. Access from the site for watercraft will be carry in only. While this is not a hunting issue, the DNB included the boat access on their Iz'st because it avas a part of our original concept for the property. In out meeting nlith them, they did point out severalpotential issues nlith control of an internal access. In separate action, the committee also discussed and recommended no internal boat access for similar reason.