The county conducts aerial surveys each winter to measure population levels. Deer population goals are set on an annual basis based on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' recommendations for a healthy deer herd. 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 and 2017 had insufficient snow cover and aerial deer surveys were unable to be completed or incomplete data was gathered.
This dataset has the following 14 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park | park | text | White Bear Lake Bald Eagle - Otter Lakes (excludes T. N.C.) Battle Creek Beaver Lake Fish Creek view top 100 |
| Type | type | text | Park Area view top 100 |
| Acreage Actual/ Buffer | acreage_actual_buffer | text | 550/600 190/250 20/100 208/300 310/400 view top 100 |
| Acres | acres | number | 600 500 100 400 300 view top 100 |
| number of hunters | number_of_hunters | number | 10 12 14 17 20 view top 100 |
| number of acres per hunter | number_of_acres_per_hunter | number | 25 35.71428571 20 40 100 view top 100 |
| Square Miles | square_miles | number | 0 0.9375 0.78125 0.625 0.15625 view top 100 |
| HERD SIZE GOAL 15 | herd_size_goal_15 | number | 0 14.0625 9.375 11.71875 2.34375 view top 100 |
| HERD SIZE GOAL 20 | herd_size_goal_20 | number | 0 18.75 12.5 3.125 15.625 view top 100 |
| Year | year | text | 1999 deer 2000 deer 2001 deer 2003 deer 2004 deer view top 100 |
| Number of Deer | number_of_deer | number | 0 12 25 20 11 view top 100 |
| period end date | period_end_date | calendar_date | 1999-01-30T00:00:00.000 2000-01-30T00:00:00.000 2001-01-30T00:00:00.000 2003-01-30T00:00:00.000 2004-01-30T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Herd Size vs Target 15 | herd_size_vs_target_15 | number | 0 2.34375 9.375 -9.125 -52 view top 100 |
| Herd Size vs Target_20 | herd_size_vs_target_20 | number | 0 3.125 12.5 0.5 -8.5 view top 100 |