Mumford Cove's highly controlled annual hunt has been conducted since 2000 and has reduced deer-related impacts such as plant damage and Lyme disease incidence.
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
Mumford Cove's highly controlled annual hunt has been conducted since 2000 and has reduced deer-related impacts such as plant damage and Lyme disease incidence.
Residents in Granville report a reduced number of deer-related problems since the initiation of managed bow hunting on public and private lands in 2007.
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.