Homeowners say deer overrunning their metro Atlanta neighborhood

ROSWELL, Ga. — Some residents of a north Fulton neighborhood say they’re being overrun with deer.

They informed Channel 2′s Bryan Mims that the deer are consuming crops and have made themselves an excessive amount of at dwelling within the Martin’s Touchdown subdivision in Roswell.

“They simply multiplied, they usually simply like it right here as a result of everyone places in some actually good crops, particularly hostas,” stated Ray Bernier, who has lived alongside Pond Manner for greater than 30 years.

He stated when he moved right here, the deer weren’t almost as profuse as they’re now. The deer haven’t solely eaten all his hosta crops, they ate a wreath that he had hanging in his yard.

“They determined to assist themselves to it,” he stated.

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A few homes away, Andrew Michael stated a deer as soon as gave start in his fenced yard.

“It hopped the fence and nested in our yard,” he stated. “And we’ve acquired slightly pond within the yard, so I assume it was an ideal spot to have a child.”

Kaitlin Goode, the city wildlife program supervisor for the Georgia Division of Pure Assets, stated one of the best ways to manage the neighborhood’s deer inhabitants is to hunt them.

“It’s the primary software for managing deer herds,” she stated.

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Georgia permits bow looking for deer in residential areas with permission from the property homeowners. Roswell additionally permits deer searching with a allow.

The property supervisor of Martin’s Touchdown informed Mims there are not any plans to permit searching locally.

Goode stated, except for searching, householders can plant deer-tolerant crops to discourage deer from shopping on their property.

She stated deer thrive in suburban areas due to the dearth of hunters and the abundance of meals. Shrubs and flowers in neighborhoods present a buffet for deer.

Bernier stated he tries to maintain the deer away by planting vegetation the deer don’t wish to eat.

“They’re good and all that, but when they didn’t eat all my crops that may be good,” he stated. “I wouldn’t thoughts as a lot.”

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