DNR to hold QDM discussion at St. Paul public input meeting (2005-02-22)

A brief presentation on the quality deer management (QDM) proposal for northwestern Minnesota will be among topics at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife public input meeting in St. Paul on March 1.

Lou Cornicelli, DNR big game program coordinator, said the DNR has received calls from people who want to participate in the discussion about QDM in northwestern Minnesota.

Although the callers live in the Twin Cities area, they hunt in the five-county area of northwestern Minnesota where QDM is under consideration, but are unable to attend QDM meetings planned up there.

"We would like to be responsive to those folks who hunt in the northwest but live close to the metro, so we opted to add this to the public input agenda," Cornicelli said. "Hunters need to be aware that the presentation will focus on the legislation introduced in northwestern Minnesota. This is not a statewide QDM discussion."

At the meeting there will be a 20-minute DNR presentation outlining the issues, followed by an opportunity for the public to give oral comments and fill out a survey.

The DNR will not propose specific changes during this meeting; rather, they will present information relative to the survey conducted in October. The presentation will also include information about deer population response to different management alternatives.

The public input meeting is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria of the DNR building, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul. Northwestern deer hunters are urged by DNR staff to be present by 7 p.m.

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