Truro issues pamphlet urging residents not to feed deer

"They have never left the centre part of the town here,"said Truro Coun. Tom Chisholm.

"It would be the same as if you had them down on Spring Garden Road in Halifax, they're a long way from any park but it's just become theirhome."

'They just multiply'

Catherine Stewart lives on Kaulback Street, apart of Truro where deer run rampant.

"I've had 15 to 18 up here at one time," said Stewart. "They've been here for years and every year they just multiply."

Stewart saysthe deer in her neighbourhood are causing major issues in her yard.

"I've got everything netted just so I can keep the few flowers that I have and they get smart enough they can get around that too," she said. "You look around and there are deer paths everywhere."

Cute, but it's a problem

The deer population has been a hot topic for years in the town of Truro.

The controversy is not going away this spring and summer, and so far this year there have been numerous fawns found on people's properties.

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While it's a cute sightfor many, it's a problem the town wants to avoid.

Pamphlets are now being sent out that encourage people notto feed and interact with the animals.

No simple solution

"The problem deer are the ones that have never left town and have been here for a couple of generations now," said Chisholm.

"There's not a simple solution and the best thing we can do to try to dissuade them from getting through the winter and not feed them in the wintertime."

Chisholm says anyone caught feeding deer in town isbreaking a bylaw. The maximum fine is $1,000.

He says the idea of a deer cull is too risky because of the area's dense population.