PARKVILLE, MO (KCTV) -
Residents in the Northland say the heat and drought has a lot of wild animals changing habits, creeping closer to their doorstep.
Deer have always been a part of the Thousand Oaks subdivision in Parkville, but this year neighbors are noticing a change. They say the deer are coming out of wooded areas and into the neighborhood searching for food and water.
Neighbors say the deer are eating tomato plants and certain landscaping. Sometimes, the deer are devouring the entire plant down to the root.
Many in the neighborhood enjoy watching the deer from a distance, but one frustrated neighbor decided to give up gardening.
"I tried and tried. I did all the things they said. I tried the deer fence, hair, urine, and they just kept eating it. I finally waved the white flag and said 'I give in; you win,'" Laura Lenhert said.
The Parkville Police Department and Missouri Department of Conservation do hold bow hunts to keep the deer population under control.
Members of both organizations say they have not had an increase in complaints.
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