Urban Deer Annoy Dalton Gardens

Dalton Gardens resident Shelley Zielinski looks a a deer in her font yard as she walked into her garage on Wednesday,October 10, 2014. “They’re a blessing and a curse,” she said. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

There’s no mystery about what ate Les Likes’ corn this summer. Deer tracks are embedded in the mud at the edge of his 1 1/2 –acre corn patch in Dalton Gardens, where half-nibbled cobs are the norm. The lost ears exasperate Likes, a hobby farmer. But he’s more concerned about recent images from the adjacent neighbor’s trail camera, showing two coyotes feeding on a deer carcass in a secluded corner of the yard. Dalton Gardens – a bedroom community north of Coeur d’Alene – has a long-standing deer population. Now, the whitetails are reaching densities where they’re attracting predators, Likes and a dozen others told the Dalton Gardens City Council during last week’s council meeting/ Becky Kramer , SR. More here.

• Also: More deer found dead /David Cole, Press

Question: What way do you think is best in dealing with the urban deer in Dalton Gardens?