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MEMORANDUM
DAKOTA COUNTY PARKS)DEPARTMENT
8500-127TH STREET PAST
HASTINGS,MN 55033
TO: Chief of Police,Pat Gengan
FROM: Dakota County Park Patrol Supervisor, William Iliil
DATE, 09-08-97
S'I BJECT: Upcoming Deer Management blunt at Lebanon Hills Regional Park
CC: Darby Schmidt,Parks Director
Chief Geagan;
Starting on October 6th the Dakota County Office of Planing will be conducting its third Deer
Managemcnt Program(Hunt)in the Lebanon Hills krgiotial Park. This hunt will be held on Monday,
Tuesday,and Wcdncsday mornings through November 261h.The park will open at 0500 Hours and
hunters should be done hunting at 1000 Hours cads day,The park will opoo up for park users at noon,
For the most pant, the rules of this years Archery Managotnent Hunt will be the same as last years. I have
included a copy of the hunt rules for your information,
The parking areas will be the same and the park will be posted closed for a Dcar Nkinagement
Hunt with the hout's on the signs.There will again be an arca set up for any protesters. This area will be
near the Holland Lake Parking Lot.There will be cones set up to Wine this area.
The command post will be at Schultz Bcach Concession Stand, There will be people working
there during the hunt if your officers need assistance or have questions. Also there will be two park patrol
working the Dunt each day from 0430 Hours to 1100 Hours. When Davc Bailey#2805 or myself are not
working the hunts we will usually be on duty during the day time frons 0800 Hours to 1030 Hours, If you
or your olTicers have any questions we can be eonlacted at 4384670,
We appreciated your officers assistanec in last,years hunt and the continued assistance that you
provide to our department each year. Please contact us iryou have any questions or concerts,
Sincerely,
M
William Hill,#2802
Dakota Count Park Patrol Supervisor
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1997 Lebanon Hills; Regional Park peer MOnVoeme,nt Program Mules
1. A 8hooting proficiency test (every year) and a bow-hunter education course (one tiMe only) are
required,
2. Hunting Is eilowed from dawn'untli 10;00 a.m,, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesda
Octobor 0, 1997 through NQvafter 2s, 1097° y mornings from
3. All hunters must sign the liability release statement and the ethical conduct pledge,
4, All hunters must attend the pre-hunt orlentatlon session to receive hurtling Instructions, ane other
information. The Qrlontation Is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, 1987.
S. All hunters must obtain necessary DNR bQw-huntlnp licenses, and abide by all applicable DNR
hunting regulations,
B. Prior to the hunt Particlpatrnts must PumhOse at least one antleriess permit In addition to the re ular
archery hunting licenses. 9
7. `I`'he first deer tagged may be either antlered or antlariess, but each hunt participant
one antlered dear, P may tag Qnly
e. Party hunting Is allowed and encouraged, but paairticlpants hunting tQg9ther as a parhy
all party members on each hunt application. must identify
� All hunters must wear their l+denft4tlon back tags at all tlrnes during the hunt, arid return ba
tags at the end of each day, ck
10, All hunters must Paris motadzed vehicles In designated parking areas, display windshield ID Cards
and drive only on designated roadw,ay$,
11. Hunting shall be from portable tree stands only, except for certified disabledp Peo ie.
12. No spike or scxew.in tree steps are allowed and no permanent troe stands may by constructed,
13, All hunters must remove ell equipment and materiels that they bring into the Perk. HoWeve
portable stands may be left In the Park for a three day period (Mon., Tues., Wod.), r,
14. No live trees shell be Gut or otherwise damaged in the Park.
15. No open fires or alcoholic beverages are allowed wit lr7 the Park boundaries during the hunt ho
urs,
16, No animals other than deer shall be shot.
17. No motar zed vehicles shail be used to transport to
po ggad dear from hunt sites to parking areas.
IS. Deer transported In motor vehicles must ba Covered or ort of plain site.
19, If confronted or harassed by protesters, all hunt partJclpants are under orders to say nothing, or do
anything, but to notify the Park Patrol or other law enforcement
action, Offlcers, who will tike appropriate
20. All hunters must follow any additional directions by the Hunt Adminittreator or Park Patrol
found to be necessary for a safe and effective hunt. (�fflter,�
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