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Crow Hassan Park Will Host Deer Hunt Next Week

The Three Rivers Park District is opening various parks to local hunters, including the Crow Hassan Park near St. Michael.

Hunts at several area are scheduled throughout November and early December reduce deer herds.

The hunts are scheduled, according to Three River Parks, to “keep deer herds in balance with available habitat.”  As a result, several area parks will be closed or partially closed during the hunts.

Hunters have already been chosen for this year’s hunts. Each year, a limited number of archery numbers are selected by Three Rivers Park District in a lottery system. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources selects a limited number of shotgun and muzzleloader hunters.

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Additional safety measures are used during the scheduled hunts “to ensure the safety of nearby residents,” according to a Three Rivers Park District press release. In addition to a pre-hunt orientation on firearm safety procedures and standard DNR regulations, hunting boundaries are set “well within” park property where homes are located near park boarders.

The 2011 scheduled deer hunts are as follows:

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Archery Hunt   Nov. 11-13

  • Crow-Hassen Park Reserve in the city of Hanover and Hassan Township
  • Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve in Savage
  • Cleary Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake

During the archery hunts these parks will be closed, according to Three Rivers Park District. The off-leash dog areas at Cleary Lake Regional Park and Crow-Hassan Park Reserve will remain open.

 

Shotgun Hunt  Nov. 19-20

  • Carver Park Reserve in Victoria

The park and the off-leash dog area in Carver Park will be closed on Nov. 19-20.

 

Shotgun Hunt   Nov. 26-27

  • Lake Rebecca Park Reserve in Rockford

The park will be closed, but the Lake Sarah off-leash dog area will remain open on the weekend of Nov. 27-28.

 

Muzzleloader Hunt   Dec. 2-4

  • Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve in Savage

During this hunt, the park will be closed.

 


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