Thin the Deer Herd, PLEASE!

TMJ4's Charles Benson did a story yesterday about the growing deer population in West Allis.

A lot of West Allis residents are starting to 'fear the deer,' but they're not talking basketball.

Mary Gorski doesn't have anything against deer. She just doesn't want to see them when she looks outside her window.

"They are beautiful creatures. They should have a place to live. However, it should not be in the city," says Gorski.

Gorski believes the deer population in West Allis is increasing year after year. More deer means more problems.

"We are all experience damage to our landscape."

Deer love to eat away at her gorgeous gardens but she also worries that deer attract coyotes and dangerous deer ticks.

Gorski spent a couple of weeks going door to door to get people to sign petitions that say the deer population is out of control and something needs to be done about right away.

She wants the city to team with the DNR, surrounding communities and the county to come up with a solution to thin the herd.

Watch the report here.

There is plenty of room in Wisconsin for deer to live without overrunning communities such as West Allis.

This is an urban setting. It's not a new development.

There are just too many deer. Aside from the major damage they do to property, they're a danger to motorists. And Lyme Disease is a legitimate concern.

The herd needs to be controlled. There is no question there's a problem when deer move into long-established city neighborhoods. Community officials must address the white-tailed menace.

As comedian Louis CK says, "They're just rats with hooves."