Laserfiche WebLink
�i <br /> EOty lk Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 4.11 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Consent June 15, 2015 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Metro Deer Management Zone 601 Expansion Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Approve, by motion, the expansion of the Metro Deer Management Zone 601 to encompass a larger area <br /> of Elk River. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> An outline of a deer herd reduction plan for the city parks was presented to City Council at a work <br /> session on June 1. One of the discussion items during the work session was the expansion of the Metro <br /> Deer Management Zone 601 to encompass a larger area of Elk River. Deer Area Management Zone 601 <br /> allows archery hunters to take an unlimited number of antlerless deer. <br /> Like other metro communities, this is an opportunity to harvest unlimited antlerless deer in areas with <br /> limited hunting opportunity to help reduce deer overpopulation. <br /> We are receiving an increasing number of complaints from homeowners regarding damaged landscaping. <br /> The natural forest regeneration in our parks has also suffered from high deer densities. We are also <br /> developing a plan to open some of our parks to archery hunting. The expansion of Zone 601 would <br /> significantly improve the effectiveness of this effort. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> N/A <br /> Attachments <br /> • Zone 601 expansion in Elk River <br /> • Metro Deer Area Zone 601 Map <br /> P0WInII a <br /> Template Updated 4/14 [NATUREJ <br />