​​​In the City of Brampton, the White-Tailed Deer shares our green space with us. Although deer appear to avoid human interactions, when possible, they do habituate to human development and use residential areas with sufficient cover, such as golf courses, parklands, and shrub lines. Conflicts do occasionally occur and include collisions with vehicles and damage to property.

If you do observe a healthy deer in your yard or neighbourhood, do not try to interact with or approach it. Deer startles easily, and if scared, they could react in a way that is unsafe for the person or the deer – the deer could run into a house window or onto the roadway with oncoming traffic. Deer will leave on their own and do not need our assistance.

Aversion conditioning of your property can consist of making your property less inviting to the deer, such as;

• Motion lights, noise makers or flags
• Tree guards to protect young trees on your property
• Commercially prepared or homemade repellents on plants to keep deer away