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Dealing with deer: How Hall County officials and residents can address rising populations

High deer populations near suburbs and in cities often result in more traffic collisions, as well as damage to property. Managing deer populations can help minimize adverse impacts on deer herd health such as starvation or disease. - photo by Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources

DEER buck 2 — High deer populations near suburbs and in cities often result in more traffic collisions, as well as damage to property. Managing deer populations can help minimize adverse impacts on deer herd health such as starvation or disease. - photo by Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Brian Houghton, of Gainesville, is seeing more and more deer in his neighborhood these days. “I woke up this morning to 10-plus deer in my front yard and driveway,” Houghton wrote in an email.