Brookfield's Deer Task Force coordinates with a neighboring community on tactics such as sharpshooting and signage placed in hotspots for deer-vehicle collisions.
More than 120 students from Bemidji State University have participated in roadside deer monitoring over the past four years.
This community uses a few simple indicators to evaluate whether deer management is succeeding.
Learn how this community is using both managed hunting and surgical sterilization to achieve its deer management goals.
Learn from the experiences of other communities engaged in deer management
Brookfield's Deer Task Force coordinates with a neighboring community on tactics such as sharpshooting and signage placed in hotspots for deer-vehicle collisions.
Altoona, Wisconsin initiated its deer management program in 2004 with paid sharpshooters. Over time, the community adapted its program, which today is managed as an all-volunteer community hunt.
Duluth, Minnesota has had an active deer management program since 2005. The Arrowhead Bowhunters Alliance runs the program, an archery hunt on both public and private lands.