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Outline of the discussion to date <br /> 1. Controlled archery hunts following MN hunting seasons and rules with many additional <br /> restrictions. <br /> 2. Antlerless deer only. <br /> 3. Hunt will be patterned after successful hunts such as Cargill in Elk River, St. John's Arboretum, <br /> City of Anoka, City of Red Wing, and the St. Cloud Regional Airport. <br /> 4. Rules of the hunt are being developed by a volunteer group. They include hunter qualification, <br /> hunter selection, hunter safety and hunter educate. <br /> 5. Management of many details of the hunt will be done by volunteers. <br /> 6. Six city parks have been identified as possible candidates for deer herd reduction. They are; <br /> Woodlands, Sedge Meadow, Birch Meadow, Camp Cozy, Big Tooth Ridge and Harris Island. With <br /> the exception of Woodlands all are very low use parks. <br /> 7. The first year will be a trial year where only two or three parks will be hunted. <br /> 8. Parks will need informational signage announcing the hunts. <br /> 9. The MN 2015 archery season runs September 12th thru December 31St. For parks except for <br /> Woodlands, the hunts will occur the first 9 days of the season and then Monday thru <br /> Wednesday of each week starting the fourth week of the season for the remainder of the <br /> season. The portion of Woodlands (east of the GNT) will be closed during the hunts that are <br /> proposed to occur Monday thru Wednesday of the 4th 6th 9th and 11th week of the archery <br /> season. In Woodlands as in other parks, there will be restriction on hunting location to insure <br /> public safety. <br /> 10. Hunter selection will be by lottery. The first year it is proposed that hunters be hand selected to <br /> help insure a successful first year hunt. It is hoped that some of these hunters will help manage <br /> future hunts. <br />