Ramsey County manages the deer population in parks and open spaces as part of a cooperative plan with the cities of Maplewood, Roseville, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Township.

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.

Ramsey County conducts special permit archery hunts each fall in partnership with the Metro Bowhunters Resource Base. This dataset shares archery harvest totals. The annual hunts have been conducted since 2000. All participating hunters attend a pre-hunt orientation, agree to special hunt rules and pass an archery safety class and shooting proficiency test.
Archers may keep their deer or donate the venison to local food shelves. During the hunts, entire parks or portions of a park may be closed. Archery hunting is the county's preferred method of deer population control.