Goals

The Oak Ridge Management Co-op was organized with the following goals in mind:

1.      To bring the majority of the acreage in the area between County Road 5, County Road 1, County Road 31, and County Road 28 under proven successful game management practices.

2. To make harvest recommendations for this area and all adjoining properties interested in the co-op.

3. To obtain accurate harvest records for the entire managed area.

4. To have better hunter/landowner relations and neighbor relations through education.

5. To encourage landowners in the control area to become educated as to land management practices which enrich wildlife habitat and to encourage the implementation of those practices among landowners.

6. To sanction predator control as recommended by the Minnesota DNR and Wildlife Game Biologists.

7. To become educated and implement certain wildlife management practices that will return a balance in nature among all native wildlife including both hunted, harvested wildlife as well as wildlife which is predatory to harvested wildlife.

8. To gain better hunter/environmentalist/animal rights/landowner relations.

9. To be a non-profit organization.

10. To create a positive attitude toward the Cooperative within the community by being a responsible organization that is sensitive to the community’s needs and providing a good example and being a resource for anyone enjoying outdoor activities.

11. Improve and maintain a native habitat which supports a variety of wildlife.

12. Work in conjunction with the Minnesota DNR, Minnesota Deer Hunter’s Association, Quality Deer Management Association, Forestry Organizations, Biologists, Foresters, and other professionals working to improve the ecological relationships of wildlife and their habitat.

13. See current “10-year Action Plan” for other goals.