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Annual controlled deer hunt set for Ramsey
County
By James Walsh OCTOBER 2,2015—4:lOPM
Archers will once again conduM controlled deer hunts in Ramsey County this fall.
Ramsey County Parlcs and Recreation,working with the Metro Bowhunters Resource
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will hold daylong hunts at 10 park and trail locations in October and November.Most
hunts will be held Friday through Sunday,with select hunts to be held Monday through
Wednesday to reduce the impact on weekend park and trail users.
Many of the locations are the same as those used in previous years.Tamarack Nature
Center,located within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park,returns to the list of
locations after not being included in 2014.No hunt will be held this year in the Bald
Eagle section of the park.
According to Ramsey County,hunt locations and dates are:
Otter Lake(Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park,White Bear Township)
Oct.9-11 and Oct.30-NOV.1
Poplar Lake Open Space(Shoreview/White Bear Township)
OM.9-11 and Oct.30-Nov.1
Turtle Creek Open Space(Shoreview)
OM.9-11 and Oct.30-Nov.1
Battle Creek Regional Park(St.Paul/Maplewood)
Oct.12-14 and Nov.9-11
Fish Creek Open Space(Maplewood/St.Paul)
Oct.16-18 and Nov.13-15
Snail Lake Marsh(Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park,Shoreview)
OM.16-18 and Nov.13-15
Pig's Eye(Battle Creek Regional Park,St.Paul)
Oct.1G-18 and Nov.13-15
Vadnais Lake(Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park,Vadnais Heights)
Oct.19-21 and Nov.16-18
Rice Creek North Regional Trail(Shoreview)
Oct.19-21 and Nov.1G-18
Tamarack Nature Center(White Bear Township)
Oct.19-21 and Nov.16-15
The parlcs,or portions of a park,could be closed during the hunt.The Battle Creek and
Otter Lake off-leash dog areas will be closed during hunts;the Rice Creek North off-leash
azea is expeded to remain open.Efforts will be made to keep most major paved hiking
and biking trails open.Signs will be posted at common entry points to parks where
hunts are being conduMed,and park visitors are requested to stay out of these azeas.
Archers have already been selected for 2015.
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